Help fight the spread of invasive vegetation

Help fight the spread of invasive vegetation

I have often encouraged Marco Island residents to become better stewards of our land by learning good horticultural practices and to learn to identify and remove invasive, exotic plants from our landscapes, vacant lots and natural areas. Many nonnative plants have been introduced accidentally or on purpose as garden plants or agricultural crops. Some of…

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Gardening 101: Invasive species – CBS Texas

Gardening 101: Invasive species – CBS Texas

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – There are plants in our landscape that shouldn’t be here. Invasive species are non-native plants that grow or reproduce aggressively in our local environment.  They are not kept in check by predators, competitors or disease so their population can dominate a local landscape. Some of these plants were introduced by retailers…

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