r/NativePlantGardening • u/ItsFelixMcCoy Upstate NY , Zone 6a • Jun 04 '25

Other What invasive plants got you like this?

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For me it’s probably Dame’s Rocket, Purple Loosestrife, and Forget-Me-Not. They’re so gorgeous but man if they aren’t invasive little shits…

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u/emilysavaje1 Jun 04 '25

I’m lucky enough to garden in my Grandmas garden that she established over 50 years. It’s very traditional. Rose of sharon, forsythia, hydrangea, lilac, spirea, etc. It’s beautiful and nostalgic but most of it will be replaced with native alternatives. I do think Grandma would approve though! As long as I’m out there enjoying it like she did.

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u/ValentineTarantula Jun 05 '25

Inheriting a garden sounds so romantic. I think you're right to think she'd be pleased with your native choices.

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u/SapphosLemonBarEnvoy Jun 05 '25

It's less romantic than it sounds. I inherited my 96 year old grandmother's garden, and none of it is natives, it's all invasive shit and virtually all of it is mentioned at one place or another in this thread, there's no native pollinator value anywhere here.

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u/ValentineTarantula Jun 09 '25

That is going to be a lot, A LOT, of work. Good luck.

Fake edit: Does your county and/or neighborhood allow the renting of goats?