Gardening Goodies
by Guest Writer - June Neyhouse Gibson County Master Gardeners
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loosestrife, Japanese knotweed, star of Bethlehem: (Alt) Wild blue phlox, New England aster, downy phlox, bluebells, bergamot, Cardinal flower, iron weed, swamp milkweed, columbine, coneflower, The speaker for the May Master Gardeners meeting milkweed. was Will Drews, Natural Resource Specialist with the ONAMENTAL GRASSES: silver grass, common Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District. He reed, reed canary grass. (Alt) big bluestem, side spoke on “Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants”. An oats gramma, drop seed, Indiana grass. “invasive” plant is a non-native plant that infests natural LANDSCAPE SHRUBS: Japanese barberry, areas and causes environmental or economic harm, or burning bush, privets, Asian bush honeysuckle. (Alt) harm to human health. They degrade and destroy Dogwoods, American hazelnut, witch hazel, thousands of acres of our natural plant communities in ninebark, chokecherry, elderberry, high bush Indiana. Each year millions of dollars are spent to control cranberry, holly, and sumac. them. Invasive plants hurt wildlife, pollinators, destroy INVASIVE TREES: callery pear, Norway maple. wildflowers, mushroom beds, and reduce food for (Alt) eastern red cedar, black gum, service berry, animals and humans by taking over areas of native redbud, and hawthorn. plants. Several agencies and individuals are working to INVASIVES AND ALTERNATIVES (Alt) manage, inform and educate nurseries, landscapers, and GROUND COVER AND VINES: vinca minor, commercial stores to winter creeper, English Ivy. (Alt) Wild Ginger, lady control and stop selling and maidenhair ferns, Jacob’s Ladder, and and planting invasive Th e M a s te r G a rde ne rs Christmas ferns. species. Master Fa ir B o o th w il l h ave TRAILING AND CLIMBING: Japanese Gardeners can help by in fo r m a t io n fo r f re e , honeysuckle, Chinese wisteria, Sweet Autumn educating others about a n d p la n ts a clematis. (Alt) crossvine, American bittersweet, and invasive species, and n d T-sh ir ts Virginia bower. helping to control fo r s a le . HARDY PLANTS: Dame’s rocket, purple those on their property.
Will Drews on Invasive Species
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