Not sure how I feel about this one. Sounds like the landowner was an asshole, and planting knotweed is definitely a huge “fuck you”—but knotweed is also like a bomb, fam. Indiscriminate. There’s no guarantee whatsoever that the aggressive growth to follow would stay confined to this one asshole’s garden.
Funny, but I think I have to come down on the side of “you shouldn’t have.”
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Interesting thoughts on No Mow May from a native plant specialist.
This time of year, the “no mow may” movement starts circulating around the gardening community. Theoretically, taking a break from mowing our lawns was a way to increase nectar resources for our pollinators. The lack of weekly mowing would allow the “weeds” to grow taller and flower, creating fodder for bees. Unfortunately, the reality is a far different story: • Not maintaining your lawn reduces curb appeal - drawing the ire of the neighborhood and possibly code enforcement • Most lawn weeds a
#OgunquitME - #Stewardship #Workday: #BeachPlumFarm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
9:00 am
Beach Plum Farm
610 Main St, Ogunquit, ME 03907
"Beach Plum Farm is the last remaining #SaltWaterFarm in Ogunquit, home to #CommunityGardens, and the office of Great Works Regional #LandTrust.
Join #GWRLT for a Stewardship Workday on Wednesday, May 6th, 9am to noon at Beach Plum Farm, Ogunquit. We will be removing invasive species and a spring cleanup. Let us know if you can help out by registering below."
FMI and to register:
https://gwrlt.org/event/stewardship-2/
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Invasive plants are threatening our forests. These volunteers want to weed them out
Rachael Tancock visits the W̱S͸ḴEM Ivy Project on Vancouver Island, where land steward Sarah Jim is leading volunteer efforts to remove invasive English ivy and restore native plants.
Produced as part of CBC B.C.'s Creator Network, "Planting Curiosity" is a series that dives into the wonderful and wild world of plants.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7151714?cmp=rss
Since I am on a rant about invasive plants, let me share this cool little graphic about garlic mustard that the friends of the local park just sent out.
Not mentioned here is that another way this little fucker is so insidious is that it disrupts the mycorrhiza that many native plants need to grow.
More info on garlic mustard here: https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland/blog/2018/04/invasive-weed-month-may-garlic-mustard
Well...at least no one is posting arty photos of this one.
As things start blooming in the US at the start of spring, please consider not promoting invasive species by showing off your arty photos of them. Here is one I have seen a bit of, callery pear sometimes known as Bradford pear. It is highly invasive in much of the eastern part of the US. It takes over habitat once populated with native trees, shrubs and other plants, which supported a wide variety of native insects and animals. 1/2
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