One of my great successes this spring!

I hope they are still well-behaved 50 years from now.

Yes, I'm pointing out that they are Asian ornamental plants but some hellebores are also becoming invasive. They are a serious problem in forest edges and stream banks in Chapel Hill and elsewhere.

Pretty but out of place like my Camellias in NC.

www.sledgeforest.org

The direct links: www.facebook.com/share/p/19qq...

The product!

Also #CompostNow for things that can't be processed or added to outdoor piles easily (meat, bones, dairy, large pieces of bread, dirty cardboard, etc)

Last year I read an article he wrote in which he characterized the movement as extremist/full of purists. He's among those permaculture folks who go beyond questioning invasion biology to dismiss it.

Oops, I included a screenshot by mistake... and a picture from the Blue Ridge Parkway at the end.

Thanks for my first repost!

Big fan of Pollan until he turned against the native plant movement. Oh, well.

She's my neighbor!