Canada thistle weaves throughout the peony bed
Observant readers may have noticed the prickly-leaved weed sidling up to ‘Rozella’ in my last post. That dastardly villain is Canada thistle, aka Cirsium arvense, and it is one nasty customer. According to the University of California Cooperative Extension,
Once established, Canada thistle spreads rapidly by horizontal roots, up to […]
Categories: Pests, Plagues, and Varmints
Keywords: peonies · peony · thistles · weeding · weeds
Isn’t this a stunning specimen of Polygonum cuspidatum? The generous rainfall we’ve had this season has brought it into top form. Too bad it’s on America’s Most Wanted list. Yes, this is Japanese knotweed, aka Japanese bamboo, Mexican bamboo, fleeceflower, and Fallopia japonica. (I’ve been told that it’s also known as privy weed, but I […]
Categories: Plant info · What's up/blooming · Pests, Plagues, and Varmints · Native/Invasive
Keywords: impatiens · invasive plants · japanese bamboo · japanese knotweed · jewelweed · native plants · polygonum · weeds
Last Saturday and this one I weeded the patio bed, each time just enough to get one of my potted plants into the ground. Last week it was Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata,’ and today it was Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’Anjou.’ Both of these have yellow variegation in the foliage which I intend to complement the flowers […]
Categories: Garden chores
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