Invasive Plants and How to Manage Them

invasive plantsThere are plants in a garden that need careful management or they will over run a garden and can cause problems around the home. Invasive plants can actually bring down fences or kill other plants in a garden. These types of plants can also grow outside the confined area of the garden that they have been assigned. So it is important to use these tips to manage any potentially invasive plants.

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Five Easy Plants for Difficult Areas

Easy PlantsBy Guest Blogger: Madoline Hatter 

We all have areas in our yards that are just hard to deal with. They may be wet or shady or in the burning sun but they have a tendency to kill off whatever we plant there. However there are some hardy plants that love these kinds of places. Here are some easy plants to grow in difficult areas:

1. Canna

This large flowering plant has leaves similar to a banana tree. The flowers come in a wide range of colors from yellow to orange and red. Standing straight and tall they can reach heights of over seven feet. These are very hardy flowers and can grow in all kinds of soil. From underwater to hot and dry they flourish. They also reproduce quickly by sending out shoots and will take over whatever area they are planted in. Full sun or shade they just keep blooming! Read More