Oops! What to Do About Invasive Plants Purchased at Garden Centers
A Workshop with the Wildstead Co. and the Madison Environmental Commission
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7pm
Tickets: $10
It’s easy to fall in love with an invasive plant, not knowing that birds will carry its seeds to parks and forests, where new plants will grow unchecked. In the Drew Forest alone, two acres of trees were nearly choked to death by Chinese Wisteria. Barberry and ivy are invading multiple Madison parks and Burning Bush is a serious problem at Jockey Hollow.
What to do?
Join L.Be Sholar, founder of Wildstead, a native plant landscaping firm in East Hanover, for a deep dive. Learn how to replace invasives with native plants that will nourish birds and pollinators. You’ll leave with advice, handouts and lots of ecological savvy.
Top Ten Suburban Invaders to Replace:
- Burning Bush
- Barberry
- Ivy
- Asian Wisteria
- Asian Honeysuckle
- Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus)
- Butterfly Bush
- Callery Pear trees
- Norway Maple trees
- Privet