tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post2861610616123390915..comments2023-07-01T01:57:25.647-07:00Comments on libbysotherblog: Nature Notes - Invaders!Libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-329172484415014282012-04-20T16:49:13.660-07:002012-04-20T16:49:13.660-07:00I didn't know it was also called woodbine! It...I didn't know it was also called woodbine! It has really over-run the area of the Midwest that I am in...Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-69969295120121849532012-04-20T16:14:59.543-07:002012-04-20T16:14:59.543-07:00Yes, honeysuckle can be a real nuisance. It other ...Yes, honeysuckle can be a real nuisance. It other name (esp. in England) is woodbine and it describes that choking and tying effect you mention in the trees it climbs over.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-29147053562336386202012-04-20T14:55:50.081-07:002012-04-20T14:55:50.081-07:00I was going to look into burning it since it is on...I was going to look into burning it since it is on an old stump and there is just dirt around it. My area is really wet, so the fire would not get out of control... Not sure though what to do. For now, no one is going behind the garage! <br /><br />Thank you for asking though - very nice of you!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-2463372539022194332012-04-20T14:47:27.244-07:002012-04-20T14:47:27.244-07:00poison ivy in the garden don´t seem like a good i´...poison ivy in the garden don´t seem like a good i´déa. Can you get rid of it?NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-25537752035912283032012-04-18T16:22:49.743-07:002012-04-18T16:22:49.743-07:00I think this was innocently planted in yards decad...I think this was innocently planted in yards decades ago before people knew anything about exotics, and the problem was that the birds spread it into forests and preserves. At least it's not kudzu! :)Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-89660231427362688872012-04-18T16:14:12.116-07:002012-04-18T16:14:12.116-07:00Oh, thanks! Yea, it is all over the place here t...Oh, thanks! Yea, it is all over the place here too! I would have had no idea it was invasive if I had not looked it up because of those pics I took!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-39089747397118368502012-04-18T16:07:23.045-07:002012-04-18T16:07:23.045-07:00How could something that smells so sweet be so tox...How could something that smells so sweet be so toxic. I did not know. We have the honeysuckle all around our yard. Thanks for the heads up and great post.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-85491871761734081252012-04-18T15:55:43.921-07:002012-04-18T15:55:43.921-07:00It's scary how ignorant many people are of the...It's scary how ignorant many people are of the dangers of introducing invasive species into the environment and invasive plants can be as harmful as animals.dave1952https://www.blogger.com/profile/03361847831415335195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-82374196371319299352012-04-18T12:51:16.193-07:002012-04-18T12:51:16.193-07:00I think we will just avoid the area of the stump ...I think we will just avoid the area of the stump :) The honeysuckle thing is odd...ever since I found out about them, I am seeing them EVERYWHERE.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-11731956292353534392012-04-18T12:34:06.280-07:002012-04-18T12:34:06.280-07:00Wow Libby..I didn't know that at all...My husb...Wow Libby..I didn't know that at all...My husband had a bad case of poison ivy after helping a friend clear out her yard of some brush so be careful..I guess this is why we have to be careful with non-natives getting away and being invasive..great post..MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-28987888652709898322012-04-18T10:37:07.538-07:002012-04-18T10:37:07.538-07:00That's what I have read...that people planted ...That's what I have read...that people planted it on purpose and then the birds have spread the seeds far and wide. Thank you for coming by!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-37038621237816765242012-04-18T10:12:36.677-07:002012-04-18T10:12:36.677-07:00I presume that originally this honeysuckle was an ...I presume that originally this honeysuckle was an escapee from someones garden? It sure has taken over though I never knew that about it's roots though I know of some others that do that.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-65542535027619170142012-04-18T05:23:41.847-07:002012-04-18T05:23:41.847-07:00Yea this was all news to me when I researched it. ...Yea this was all news to me when I researched it. And now when I am driving, since I am aware of it, I see it everywhere!!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-64601155240692244882012-04-18T05:16:13.051-07:002012-04-18T05:16:13.051-07:00I didn't realize that this type of honeysuckle...I didn't realize that this type of honeysuckle releases a toxin in the soil. I've let honeysuckle get out of hand in my yard because I like the scent.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-65610586989528386342012-04-18T03:24:58.690-07:002012-04-18T03:24:58.690-07:00Exactly! :). Nice analogy!Exactly! :). Nice analogy!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864587350512328594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407878430676120830.post-56713311620584520522012-04-18T03:09:03.275-07:002012-04-18T03:09:03.275-07:00Beautiful yet invasive... reminds me of a Trojan h...Beautiful yet invasive... reminds me of a Trojan horse.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.com