We all want to do what’s best for our environment in order to support a healthy ecosystem so that the animals we love to hunt and fish will thrive. Controlling invasive plants is an important part of that. An invasive plant is one that causes economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. They [Continue]
The mission of the Winnebago County Master Gardener Association is this: “To provide research based horticulture education, community service and environmental stewardship to our community in affiliation with the University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension.” The Master Gardener program was initially conceived to assist Extension agents in answering the public’s questions on home gardening and landscaping. [Continue]
Buckthorn is a nasty plant that is taking over woodlands, wetlands, prairies and other natural habitats. You may have some growing in your own yard and not know it. Buckthorn was introduced to the United States in the 1800s as a tough, hardy landscape shrub. That toughness resulted in it becoming aggressively invasive to [Continue]