Re: [SG] Introduction from new member Laury Epstein

Hi Laury,

All I can offer you is sympathy.  I have been obsessed with ridding my yard of
knotweed for several years.  ("knotweed" is a new word to me, I simply called it
"wild bamboo" )
Nothing, nothing, nothing has worked except to dig out the roots and it would
take years of hard labor to eliminate it successfully.  However, I am almost free
of one patch of it using that method.

I hastened to respond because I thought I was alone fighting that monster.  I've
never heard anyone else mention it.  Perhaps someone can give us advice.  I did
learn, however, that apparently it was imported to U.Mass. Agricultural dept. and
escaped from there.

Good Luck,
Frances
West Ghent, NY

by way of Sherryl Sandersfeld wrote:

> I'm not just a new list member, I'm a new gardener, having begun the task of
> overhauling a large, unkempt garden in the second home we bought in southwest
> Massachusetts.  The beds were nicely laid out, but the previous owner was not
> big on upkeep.  Moreover, she had allowed the rampant proliferation of what
> is called "native bamboo," or knotweed, which is a relentless invader.
> Trying to eradicate it has taken over my life.
>
> We have both sun and shade gardens, and I've come to realize that I prefer
> the shade to the sun--something I suspect will deepen as the summer gets
> hotter.  So I'm trying to learn about shade plants.  Thus far I've planted
> epimedium, pulmonaria, aruncus, cimicifuga, ligularia, lamium, and replanted
> many many hostas that had been in the sun (I don't know why).  We have a good
> number of ferns, but I'd like more.  In fact, learning how to transplant them
> correctly is something I hope to learn from this list.  So I'll check the
> archives.
>
> I'm also trying some shade grasses, because they're supposed to be so easy to
> keep up.
>
> Last week we visited Hillside Gardens in Norwich, CT (northwest corner of the
> state), which is a most impressive display garden and nursery.  Fred
> MacGourder (sp?), the owner, has done amazing things with shade plants, so if
> you're in the area, it's definitely worth a visit.
>
> I look forward to learning more about this list in the near future.
>
> Thank you, Laury Epstein
> Zone 5
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