There are several invasive plants that should be on your radar this month:
⇒ Porcelain-Berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)and Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata). Read about these two in this month’s Tasks & Tips article, September in the Ornamental Garden. You may also want to view this helpful PMG video about identifying autumn olive:
And this video that will help you identify porcelain berry.
For an expert guide on how to control autumn olive, don’t miss this video:
⇒ Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum). Here’s the Weed Alert about stiltgrass that I recently received:
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