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13-10-2008, 06:26 PM   #1

Aliens in the garden


Have you got any of these lurking in your garden?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7573320.stm



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13-10-2008, 06:33 PM   #2

Re: Aliens in the garden


I have quite a few of them, did not realise they were Alien invaders though!!!



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13-10-2008, 06:54 PM   #3

Re: Aliens in the garden


I've got a rhodendron.....I wouldn't have called that an alien plant. Did have montbretia at one time too....



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13-10-2008, 06:55 PM   #4

Re: Aliens in the garden


So did I Mags, but dug it all out, it was a nighmare....!



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13-10-2008, 07:01 PM   #5

Re: Aliens in the garden


Just goes to show how many plants we have that should not be there.....



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13-10-2008, 08:20 PM   #6

Re: Aliens in the garden


I have the buddleia - bees and butterflies love it, but you do have to watch out for it seeding about and it is a b***** to get the roots out and I am afraid we do have some knotweed too - I hear that there is a new control for that, but the plant is in a bit of a tricky place to get at and I need to lose quite a bit of weight before I can squeeze down the gap to get to it!



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13-10-2008, 08:32 PM   #7

Re: Aliens in the garden


I have montbretia, rhodedondron and buddlia. Oops.

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13-10-2008, 08:43 PM   #8

Re: Aliens in the garden


Think the only one I do not have is the knotweed......but do have a wonderful selection of other weeds!!



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13-10-2008, 10:48 PM   #9

Re: Aliens in the garden


That's a big problem here in the States....too many invasive non-native plants to mention!

Montbretia invasive? I love it but it doesn't do well here, at least for me.....



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13-10-2008, 10:51 PM   #10

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There was a report on the news tonight, seemingly they have discovered a sap sucking insect that gets rid of knotweed....



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