Comments on: The Witch-Hunt is On http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167 Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Faye Hiller http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-614 Faye Hiller Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:01:03 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=167#comment-614 8 years ago I moved to a mountainside and put in slowly over several years what resembles a garden border. During these years we had many downpours and I witnessed first hand the amount of water coming down the hillside. In the meantime I "tamed" several beds of the "native" lilies. Over the years I have had to dig alot out, but the stips that I left have more than made up for the labor to maintain them to a managable size as they are great to use to establish a slowing of water down hillsides. I have also noted in PA that there are alot of high ditches with these growing on them with absolutely no erosion! 8 years ago I moved to a mountainside and put in slowly over several years what resembles a garden border. During these years we had many downpours and I witnessed first hand the amount of water coming down the hillside. In the meantime I “tamed” several beds of the “native” lilies. Over the years I have had to dig alot out, but the stips that I left have more than made up for the labor to maintain them to a managable size as they are great to use to establish a slowing of water down hillsides. I have also noted in PA that there are alot of high ditches with these growing on them with absolutely no erosion!

]]> By: John Peter Thompson a.k.a. Ioannis Petrus http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-613 John Peter Thompson a.k.a. Ioannis Petrus Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:42:53 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=167#comment-613 Having found your comments in a search, I have included them in my continuing effort to expand the discussion of invasiveness. Interested parties may disagree at: <a href="http://ipetrus.blogspot.com/2006/10/invasive-miscanthus-challenge-of-use.html" rel="nofollow">http://ipetrus.blogspot.com/2006/10/invasive-miscanthus-challenge-of-use.html</a> Having found your comments in a search, I have included them in my continuing effort to expand the discussion of invasiveness. Interested parties may disagree at:
http://ipetrus.blogspot.com/2006/10/invasive-miscanthus-challenge-of-use.html

]]> By: Pam L http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-612 Pam L Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:27:28 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=167#comment-612 I have my orange day lilies in a somewhat contained space and so far, not a problem, but I will rip out what tries to travel too far. In the meantime I just added a bunch of mixed Asiatics, some smaller Stella D'Oro's and some Stargazers, along with more Glads and some Liatris Spicata for texture . It should be a colorful year, the tulips are going crazy this year. I have my orange day lilies in a somewhat contained space and so far, not a problem, but I will rip out what tries to travel too far. In the meantime I just added a bunch of mixed Asiatics, some smaller Stella D’Oro’s and some Stargazers, along with more Glads and some Liatris Spicata for texture . It should be a colorful year, the tulips are going crazy this year.

]]> By: Nelumbo http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-611 Nelumbo Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:17:32 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=167#comment-611 Good point! I recently heard about a similar goof...a picture of a native plant ended up on the cover of a book about invasives. Good point!

I recently heard about a similar goof…a picture of a native plant ended up on the cover of a book about invasives.

]]> By: Alice http://www.sustainablegardeningblog.com/archives/167/comment-page-1#comment-610 Alice Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:49:51 +0000 http://sustainablegardeningblog.com/?p=167#comment-610 Well, wouldn't you know it. We bought the orange daylily years ago from a stall and it became such a nuisance that I vowed I'd never have any more. I didn't realise that it was the only 'rogue'. I must see about getting more in other colour because I do love the flowers. Well, wouldn’t you know it. We bought the orange daylily years ago from a stall and it became such a nuisance that I vowed I’d never have any more. I didn’t realise that it was the only ‘rogue’. I must see about getting more in other colour because I do love the flowers.

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