I do have invasive wisteria and invasive ivy along with trumpet creeper, creeping charlie, and China Berry and oriental privet. Very invasive and out of control. But still gardening IS about the gardener being in control. I inherited my invasive plants, but still I guess I have to take responsibility for them since as yet I do not have the upper hand. In this area chinese wisteria is akin to the oriental kudzu that lines the highways--and it acts the same way. and ivy climbs trees and shoots its purple berries all over the place and the poison ivy kind comes up averywhere Im not sure how it spreads.
It would be great to look forward to spring as a season of gardening--not as a season for land clearing activities!
Cliippers, pruners, cardboard and mulch --used weekly--are good defensive tools against invasives. If you have to resort to glyphosate--maybe you haven't been doing your job as a gardener.
Thanks for the article, Sharon.
