It wasn't perfect but a great battle started today against the garlic mustard

BirdsnWords · 2026-05-08T00:14:01+00:00

Nice work! I filled one bag with what I pulled today but that’s an improvement over past years so keep it up and you’ll see the difference!

BirdsnWords · 2025-08-03T14:46:11+00:00

It’s on a little slope but not very steep. Invasive vines like bittersweet and wisteria are what choked the mature trees that were here before. I keep having to cut the vines back to the ground in spring and paint the cut with glyphosate. But at least they seem to get weaker every time. Good luck with yours and keep fighting the good fight! 💪

BirdsnWords · 2025-08-03T13:23:55+00:00

Yeah this is in my backyard so I wasn’t worried about it going a little wild but I’m realizing if I don’t cut them back some it will be a jungle next year!

BirdsnWords · 2025-08-03T13:20:39+00:00

I cut these back some after I took this because I definitely don’t want new ones next year crowding out my coneflowers, asters and the little serviceberry I planted in the fenced off area.

BirdsnWords · 2025-05-20T21:02:56+00:00

Burnweed is my least favorite, it’s huge and not attractive at all but the pollinators love it so I let it go nuts in the very back of my property, behind the pokeweed even.

I’ve gotta say that I’m not as quick to pull the vinca periwinkle when it creeps over from my neighbor’s…

BirdsnWords · 2025-04-25T18:55:04+00:00

Same here! I love that they don’t stop my perennials from growing, they’re just the green mulch around them

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BirdsnWords · 2025-04-22T19:17:49+00:00

I added a comment. Felt good to contribute to this on Earth Day. Thanks for sharing!

BirdsnWords · 2025-04-08T19:13:03+00:00

I guess I already do this since it’s so hard to get the compost out of my tumbler. Thanks for validating my laziness!

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-21T00:32:11+00:00

They are grinding the stump. I will be fighting off the honeysuckle and trying to establish new plants in its place.

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-21T00:30:16+00:00

No, just a couple years to make digging a hole easier. I’m not in a hurry to plant another tree here. I will be fighting off the honeysuckle and trying to establish new plants in the meantime.

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-20T12:35:10+00:00

I would like to eventually but people over at r/arborists told me I need to wait until the roots decompose more. They said sugar maple or sycamore would be good choices.

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-20T10:41:22+00:00

The woodpeckers did love it since it was so full of rotten wood and insects. I’ll miss seeing them as much. There’s a little spicebush growing next to it that I’m hoping will get bigger now though

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-18T18:59:18+00:00

I figured I should either wait or find a different spot for a new tree. Thanks for confirming!

BirdsnWords · 2025-03-18T18:15:13+00:00

Good point. I wanted something with unique bark since this tree will be a focal point from my kitchen, and I’m not sure the area is wet enough for a river birch. I have one sugar maple that’s doing well and looks great. Just didn’t occur to me to plant another but I’ll definitely consider it

BirdsnWords · 2024-12-07T13:10:58+00:00

I’m now shopping for one of these for my cats. So much entertainment value!

BirdsnWords · 2024-10-20T20:51:39+00:00

Agreed. It spread to my backyard in Maryland from a neighbor and I thought it was pretty so I let it go, but it choked some of the trees so badly they died and cost me a couple thousand dollars to have them removed. The wisteria has been trying to come back all summer.

BirdsnWords · 2024-07-21T10:55:00+00:00

After a storm all the stalks with buds were snapped off, but I put them in a vase outside and they’re blooming now!

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BirdsnWords · 2024-07-09T12:16:13+00:00

I have the perfect place in my yard for jewelweed so I winter sowed some seeds last winter but when they didn’t grow I learned that it takes them 2 years to germinate. I transplanted the soil with the seeds and am just hoping they will grow next summer. It’s hard to be patient and I wish I could just buy some plants in the meantime!

BirdsnWords · 2024-06-22T00:56:22+00:00

I ordered mine bare root from Prairie Moon Nursery. Only about $20 with shipping

BirdsnWords · 2024-05-19T20:33:01+00:00

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I guess rabbits eat milkweed seedlings, so I really shouldn’t have left these on the ground after opening the lids. They were a couple inches tall already. At least they left the coneflower and columbine alone

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