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Putting bindweed in compost

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:46:34 -0700

Carolyn Jones

Is it okay to put bindweed pieces with or without flowers in the compost, as long as there are no roots or seeds?

What are invasive plants?

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:23:19 -0800

Everyone loves beautiful plants. Flowers and shrubs adorn our gardens, homes, parks and public spaces. Canadians spend countless hours improving the sensory landscape around their homes, institutions and schools. And many plants attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife seeking food and shelter.

Controlling invasive plants and pests

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:36:48 -0800

By Plant Health Unit, Food Safety & Quality Branch, BC Ministry of Agriculture & Lands

The volume and speed at which people and trade goods move between and within countries continues to increase every year. With this movement comes the increased risk that unwanted plants and plant pests, referred to as invasive alien species, will also tag along. Every year at least two new alien pests establish in North America. Canada thistle, which was actually introduced from Eurasia, causes crop losses of over $3.6 million every year.

When is a weed not a weed?

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:12:01 -0700

By Carolyn Jones

How Invasive Plants are Destroying our Eco-systems

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:38:00 -0700

By Carol Pope

It’s no small problem. From top to bottom, our province is being overtaken by invasive plants and weeds, robbing us of irreplaceable native plants and destroying ecosystems.

Invasive Plants

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:39:40 -0700

Often beautiful but deadly, alien plant species are destroying fragile ecosystems, reducing biodiversity, and severely hurting our economy.

Invasive Lamium

Sun, 01 Sep 2002 15:56:14 -0700

By Peter Symcox

Mention the word “invasive” and most gardeners will throw up their hands and declare that they want nothing to do with any plant that shows that unfortunate characteristic. However, as with anything else, one can always turn a problem to one’s advantage if one goes about things the right way – or so I have found.

Purple Loosestrife

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 09:55:57 -0800

When gardeners get together and discuss the Marsh Monster and the Beautiful Killer, they are not talking about the latest horror movie doing the circuit. Chances are they are discussing how to get rid of purple loosestrife, a pesky – but beautiful – plant. This weed with the tightly clustered pink-purple flowers still grows in many urban gardens, and is still causing trouble in Canada’s wetlands.