One of the banes of my shady garden is porcelain berry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipendunculata). Also known as false grape, it has a very similar appearance to wild grape, but it is a vigorous, invasive species that spreads rapidly if not removed. Removed this and other young plants today.

#garden #gardening #InvasiveSpecies #PorcelainBerry #Ampelopsis

Here's a snippet of Rudyard #Kipling's #Poem #Pan in #Vermont; Pan, god of #Spring, tricks #Gardeners.

What though his #Phlox & #Hollyhocks are half a month demised?
What though his #Ampelopsis clambered not as advertised?
Though every seed was guaranteed & every standard true –
Forget, forgive they did not live! Believe & buy anew!

But where his goat's hoof cut the crust - #Beloved, look below
He's left us (I'll #Forgive him all) a #Mayflower 'neath the #Snow!

#Promises #Hope #Garden