my new friends... are green!

Why is it a problem?
Japanese honeysuckle has the ability to climb over and smother most plants in its path, from ground level to mid-canopy forest species. It can even cause the collapse of the forest canopy if it is allowed to get away.

It is often spread when pieces of stem are dumped with garden rubbish. In addition, its seeds are easily spread by birds and, possibly, by possums and the vine is hard to kill using existing herbicides.

I got this off a website.... sad news, but true... DING-DONG death bells for Halliana...

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Thanks Equi, what a monster I bought!!! AND paid for, that's the part that gets me.... Why don't they take it off the market!!!!

They're trying. The sale of that plant is banned in my state.

I've been duped before. So many times I can't count. I get the scientific name of the plant and check it out before I buy it these days. If I am not familiar with the plant, I ask a few friends who work in natural areas.

shall I re-name this thread; "My new enemies.... are green"

Noooooooooooooooooo ;)

The vast majority aren't invasive. Sure does seem the most popular ones sold locally sure are though. I've almost gone completely mail order because of not being able to find anything but dime a dozen popular plants these days.

OK, this friend isn't green, but what's in a colour.. ;-)

Why is this scrub jay "stealing" the blue pebbles from the bird bath?

Please send that photo to me in an e-mail in full pixels. I would like to use that as desktop wallpaper in a few months when I switch from Linthicum's geese. I'm going to hang out looking at linthicum's geese for a while but I'll want to change sometime around April I like to switch a couple times a year. Please leave your watermark on the image so I never forget who took the photo when I log on. That's a really great photo. I'm afraid to even ask what kind of a camera you own to be able to get pics like that.

Your question about the bird taking the pebbles I can't answer other than to say maybe he's a thief? No seriously, maybe the bird is a klepto. I know some birds, like Kildeer, use pebbles to place in their ground nests but Scrubs don't have that type of a nest. Other birds have been known to take them for different styles of nests but I don't know which ones they are without going online to check and that's definitely a Scrub with a pebble in his beak. Odd how he chose the shiny glass pebble as opposed to some of the smaller natural pebbles you have in the bird bath. Perhaps he was attracted to the shininess of the glass pebble? .

Taking the risc to insult a person in Marin; the renovation trend for homes is followed by birds alike? LOL
Fancy is better in Marin...
I'll mail you the picture Equi, with no watermark. It doesn't matter amongst friends!

What thread are you talking about in renovations? What is a Marin? I don't get it?

Did you snag your husband's credit card so you can go do some damage at Las Pilitas?

Wait.... I want the watermark. I know I sound strange in wanting it but I enjoy seeing the watermarks on the photos because it makes me think of the person who took the photo.

Marin is a super wealthy area, and home renovations are as common as washing your hair!

Oops, I forgot your husband is gone for a while. If you want to do some damage... you can borrow my husband's credit card. He's used to a wife exploiting his good nature and I doubt at this point in time if it matters whose wife it is. It's always plants anyway so he'd be none the wiser. .

Oops again, typing when you were typing.

Let the good people in Marin call you when they get ready to do some landscaping renovations. Maybe they might have some good left overs.

between you and I; I wrote the number down, WITH his permission!
I am planting my fruit row first, when the rain stops tomorrow, I have to take out the ugly hedge first!

The landscapers always take the plants with them... otherwise; good idea!

Have fun with the ugly hedge. I'll be thinking of you wrestling with those established beasts. They aren't going to come out easily.

Shame the landscapers always take the plants with them. Could you hang out in the street in front of homes where they are doing renovations with a sign around your neck that says, "Will work for plants"?

Come on Christie, give it up....what kind of camera do you use? Then we can use Equil's hubby's credit card and buy me one.....lol....

Seriously, your pictures are so clear and crisp. *sigh* A girl is nothing without her dreams........

LOL. Better fess up. These 2 will never let up on you. They can be very persisant.

Marin knows I'm obsessed with plants, AND they know I'm officially cut off buying more plants... They won't fall for my WILL WORK FOR PLANTS sign...( that said; I just bought 8 fruit trees, one hazelnut tree Tonda Di Giffona, and one European Spindle tree...) Hmmmm, how long ago did my DH leave? About 2 hours ago... Naughty me!

The camera is a Nikon D50 with a telelens.

To take out an overgrown ugly hedge; I think of all the abused women and children in the world, than I HACK HACK HACK away.... GRRRRRR.... works well ( along with some swetting and gnarling!)
LOL

Oooh, love that picture. Wish I can get that close to my birds.

Great, I must be using a brain that's on vacation; these 2 pictures I already posted in this thread!
Sorry Ladies and Gents....

I am about (get your calculator out, here comes "my" metric) 3 metres away, not too close really.

LOL. I thought that pic looked familar but figured I was losing my mind. Oh wait!! According to Terry, I already am!! LOL

Hey Equil!! I wanna Nikon D50! Git that thar cridit cerd ridy!

Christy, isn't the European Spindle tree the one you were asking about on trees and shrubs?

Pepper! We need a Nikon D50 with telelens! Then we are set!!

Yeah, we do!! I have been looking at cameras but am trying to hold off on buying one so I can put my money where it has to go. *sigh* That would be my truck right now.

Hey Pepper! Don't type when I'm typing! lol.......if you're losing your mind, then what am I doing???

That's okay Christie! They're just as gorgeous the second time around!!

Will you quit typing when I'm typing girl??!!! LOL!!

LOL. That's funny. I love doing that to people.

I thought I was the only one who typed when others were typing. Nikon is always a great camera. Blows the Kodak I use out of the water.

Christie, you have mail with a photograph taken with my Kodak.

Terryr, that's right; I posted this shrub there.
I looked for it everywhere, couldn't find it, so I called Lucille at Whitman farms, (she sold me the SUPER hamamelis Jelena) and she has one, but not the 'red scarlet' one. She said it doesn't look any different from the 'regular' spindle tree! I looked into it, online, and she's right; the other names are just fancy, they don't mean a thing. Lucille has what I want, and she has all my info at hand, creditcard nr and address, so it was easy!

another name for this shrub is " gotta-have-it-now!!!!"
Equi, I WAS TYPING! :-)

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Nikon and Vivitar are the only cameras I like.

my brain really IS on vacation; I typ so many mistakes even I can't read what I was trying to say!!!!

LOL!!

Who cares about spelling. We know what you mean.

yep we sure do.

Today I wear BLACK! 2 of my closest neighbours had the BUG KILLERS over, spraying away!
I made the men turn the other way, because the wind was blowing the stuf in my garden! They looked at me like I was Godzilla for making them turn around!
I whispered BUG murderer!
Poor bugs I love' em!

http://www.baumkunde.de/baumdetails.php?baumID=0173

sorry about the German, but it shows the plant really well; LOOK at my new LOVE!!!!

(oooh, aahh, I can HEAR y'all!!!!!!!!!)

geez........here I thought I was going to go look at some hot guy, who cares if it's in German! But alas, it's the spindle tree....

There should be a law, if there isn't one already, that says they cannot spray on a windy day?

stupid thing, had to take it off... EDIT

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Well how cool is that? Can I get an autograph please?? I love Huey Lewis and The News!!