Re: My Garden Is On The Hit List For Eradication
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- Subject: Re: My Garden Is On The Hit List For Eradication
- From: R* <m*@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 09:22:13 -0400
- References: <3558E330.BC8E9E6B@eskimo.com>
duncan wrote:
> The county and the State visited my garden today and they have
> identified several plants which are on their hit list for removal or
> control. They have listed Spartium junceum as a Class A weed which is
> non-native species with a limited distribution in Washington.
> Eradication of these species is mandatory in all of Washington State
> including King County.
>
> So some day soon, they will request me to remove my Spanish broom from
> my yard. Spanish broom was introduced as a Class A weed in 1998.
>
> The county does not understand why this one is a trouble maker....but on
> review of my yard, they don't see any signs for new seedlings. They
> stated the nearest Spanish broom is 8 miles away.
>
> So some day soon, I will have to cut down 5 mature shrubs of Spartium
> junceum in my yard.
>
> Duncan
Dear Duncan,
Is that really legal? Can the authorites force you to remove plants from
your own garden?
That's so sad - Spartium junceum is a fanatastic plant -- -- covered with
yellow pea like flowers for months on bare, pencil thin dark evergreen
branches -- I adore it and showcase it in a large island planting I did in
the Middle of my town.
Everyone asks for it's name.
How's everything else going?
Rika Willow Pond Nursery http://www.willowpondnursery.com
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