Category: Invasive Plant Removal Techniques
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How Much Time Will it Take to Restore Your Backyard Forest?
Like many residents in the Puget lowland, you may have infestations of invasive plants in your backyard forest that you want to tackle – more than you can remove in an afternoon, and perhaps more than you can remove in a dozen afternoons. You could just dive in and start pulling weeds, but you may…
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The Persistence of English Holly
I once came across a large English Holly growing on its side.
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Himalayan Blackberry – Pry and Pop, Wiggle and Pull
If you haven’t tried it before, removing Himalayan Blackberry is not as difficult as you might think.
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Drawing the Line on Vinca and Hedge Bindweed
A weed break is a narrow line of cleared ground separating the forest from invasives that spread by rhizomes — like Vinca and Hedge Bindweed.
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After a September Rain – A Good Time to Weed a Sunny Edge
We had some good rain in the last few days — a good time to weed a sunny edge.
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First Year Herb Robert – Part Two
Yesterday I spent an hour removing a patch of first-year Herb Robert that had germinated in a bed of moss.
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First Year Herb Robert
The dry season can be a good time to remove first-year Herb Robert.
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Start with Ivy
Forest restoration in the Puget Sound area starts with the removal of Ivy.