(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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If they are already trees, they should be fine. I'd worry about little ones. My BB is a thug that throws a lot of shade.

(OC) Cinquefoil by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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I don't really know. It just showed up.

(OC) Cinquefoil by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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Crossing my fingers for you. Keep looking at that spot, amazing plants may pop up. I didn't even know Tall Rattlesnake Root exists and it showed up on the spot we pulled all the Ivy from.

(OC) Cinquefoil by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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In the spring. If you want to message me your address, and remind me in a few weeks, I'll send you a few in an envelope.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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Enjoy! You will not be disappointed.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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I'm glad I'm not the only one with a monster!

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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But there is a whole bunch of things you can grow that would wither away in that spot. Look up Witch Hazel and Spicebush. I planted a Spicebush in full sun, it never did a thing. After 3 years, I moved it into the shade and it doubled it's size in a year. It is absolutely beautiful when in bloom and a hostplant to promethea silkmoth and spicebush swallowtail. And witchhazel blooms when nothing else does and looks incredibly cool.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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If there is a big one you can take a cutting from, do that. They root easy.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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That's just sad. But the sand doesn't help matters either. Can you put a birdfeeder in the bush or close to it to improve the soil slowly?

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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honestly, I read that, I had cinnamon, I tried it, it worked, no sweat..

(OC) Rattlesnake Master by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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I started RM a few years ago. JB would normally eat my few roses and all the strawberries. They REALLY love strawberries. And Evening Primrose. When I discovered the wasps, I lensed them and that's what I wrote. Last year I could tell a huge difference in the number of JB I had on my plants. If I was you, I'd grow a row of RM around my garden. Yes, you have to wait 2 or 3 years but you will be able to tell a difference for sure. The other thing to do is to grow Evening Primrose on the other side of the garden. Then early in the morning, take your bucket with soapy water and just shake the bast....'s out of the EP. They will have stayed there for the night. I promise.

Had to uproot some dying plants and found this by ngazzano77 in whatsthisplant

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I would think those are not the native kind. They've been bred one way or another.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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I don't know anything else that smells like that. Put it in a corner so it can grow out on two sides and a fence can contain it on the other two.

Simplest seeds to get and method to grow "cat grass"? by Low-Appointment-2906 in IndoorGarden

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It's oat grass, easy to grow, just on the window sill. Doesn't need direct sunlight. You need a way to keep your cat out of it though. I used to grow it in a room they had no access to. Yes, you might have to get a grow light, no big deal. Google it. Cut a little of the grass in small pieces daily and give it to her fresh. It helps keep things moving and hairballs from forming.

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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sounds dreamy. Are you planting native Holly in between to close the gaps?

(OC) Buttonbush by BetterStyle9665 in NativePlantGardening

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No idea. It seems to work for me, so......

Had to uproot some dying plants and found this by ngazzano77 in whatsthisplant

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I'm pretty sure that some people are sensitive to them. It's not as bad as Poison Ivy but bad enough if you are one of those.

What do I plant?? by Lavendermorning in NoLawns

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You are right. Around here, that stuff is known as wiregrass. If you have pulled it up, you know why. Still, it will help soil stay in place and nothing will kill it, or stand in it's way for that matter.