Alternatives to Invasives

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Sterile Varieties of Butterfly Bush

I have mixed feelings about growing and promoting butterfly bushes. On the one hand, they are beautiful and reliable garden plants; on the other hand, their weedy nature cannot be…
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Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants in the Southeast

Say the words “invasive plant” and you’ll get a wide range of reactions, from horror to defensiveness to irritation to confusion. But rarely will you get no reaction at all.…
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Native Tree Alternatives to Invasive Callery Pear

We gardeners are easily seduced by early spring blooms. After whatever kind of winter we have each year—long or short, mild or arctic—we Northeasterners will take anything to cure cabin…

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