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- Biological control of garlic mustard
- Black knot fungus removal
- Buckthorn Berry Characteristics
- Buckthorn Control
- Buckthorn Control Methods
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- Buckthorn Replacement Plants
- Canada Thistle control
- Common Buckthorn Leaf Characteristics
- Cut-stump buckthorn removal method
- Duff layer
- Garlic Mustard
- Garlic mustard control options
- Garlic Mustard Control seminar
- GARLIC MUSTARD CONTROL WITH SEED PODS PRESENT
- Habitat Restoration
- How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland
- Invasive Species
- MN noxious weed law
- Monarch Butterly
- Mulching
- Native Plant Species
- native species
- Native vines to replace buckthorn removal site
- Native woodland ground covers
- Native Woodland Plants
- Non native invasive plants
- Photos of blooming native MN plants
- Poison Ivy
- Purple loosestrife control
- Rain Garden Plants
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- Vining species
- Winter Identification of Buckthorn
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Black Knot Fungus Looks Like a Burned Marshmallow on a Twig
While walking through a woodland, have you ever noticed the occasional black stuff on twigs that resembles burned marshmallows? A fellow master naturalist suggested the black stuff looks like scat on a stick. The black stuff is neither of these but rather a … Continue reading
Posted in Black knot fungus removal, Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Identification, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Habitat Restoration, How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland, Native Plant Species, native species, Native Woodland Plants, Non native invasive plants, Winter Identification of Buckthorn
Tagged American wild plum, black cherry, black knot fungus, buckthorn, buckthorn identification, choke-cherry, kill buckthorn, native trees, prunus genus, woodland health
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Buckthorn Removal in Minnesota
It seems to me that many folks removing buckthorn are not aware of how to effectively and economically apply herbicide. Often with the cut-stump method, the entire stump is painted or sprayed with herbicide when only buckthorn’s cambium layer is affected … Continue reading
Posted in Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Cut-stump buckthorn removal method, Habitat Restoration, How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland, Invasive Species, Non native invasive plants, Winter Identification of Buckthorn
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Buckthorn Replacement & Ground Cover
The fall colors of many native woodland plants are beginning to peak and native woodbine and Virginia creeper are no exception. It may be fun to compare their fall color in the photos below to photos taken earlier this season in our 6-27-12 blog … Continue reading
Posted in Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Habitat Restoration, Native Plant Species, native species, Native vines to replace buckthorn removal site, Native woodland ground covers, Native Woodland Plants, Photos of blooming native MN plants, Vining species
Tagged edible berries for our native birds, frill cut buckthorn, kill buckthorn and maintain your privacy, native vining ground cover, native woodbine and Virginia creeper, native woodland plants, stop buckthorn berry production, use dead buckthorn as a natural trellis, What's that Plant in My Woodland
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Buckthorn Education
“Buckthorn Basics & Beyond” – City of Eden Prairie Community Ed Class Presented by Cheryl Jirik of Landscape Restoration, Inc. Saturday, October 6, 10:00 to 11:30 AM Learn how to rid your property of buckthorn and restore the native habitat … Continue reading
Posted in Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Identification, Canada Thistle control, Habitat Restoration
Tagged benefit hundreds of wildlife species, Buckthorn BlasterTM herbicide applicator, buckthorn control methods, buckthorn education, buckthorn removal in Minnesota, cut-stump buckthorn treatment method, Eden Prairie buckthorn control education, native species commonly confused with buckthorn, non-native invasive special control, purchase Buckthorn Blaster, restore the native habitat, rid your property of buckthorn, “Buckthorn Basics & Beyond"
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NON-NATIVE PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE CONTROL – Control Instructions with Photos
The purple/pink blossoming spikes of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) are so beautiful this time of year that I wish this plant could be native to our area. Those responsible for its intentional introduction felt the same way. In Europe and … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Non native invasive plants, Purple loosestrife control
Tagged aquatic form of glyphosate, biological control of invasive species, Buckthorn Blaster, controlling invasive species, correctly ID any plant, cut-stem treatment of purple loosestrife, eradication of purple loosestrife, Inc., Landscape Resotration, Landscape Restoration, Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife’s native homeland
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Look What I Found – Monarch Caterpillar
While walking through our prairie this weekend to take plant photos I stopped to admire the blossom on a swamp milkweed plant (refer back to previous blog article for photos and value of native milkweed plants) and found this adorable little … Continue reading
Native Flowering Rain Garden Plants – What’s Blooming in Mid-August
In spring of 2011, I bought an assortment of native Minnesota rain garden plants from the Rice County SWCD (Soil & Water Conservation District). For several years, I had wanted to convert a very small “wettish” area of my lawn … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plant Species, Photos of blooming native MN plants, Rain Garden Plants
Tagged bees, birds, blossoming native MN plants, Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), Boneset (Eupatorium spp.), Bringing Nature Home, butterflies, Cardinal-flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Douglas Tallamy, habitat for native insects & birds, Inc., Landscape Restoration, native MN plants, pollinators, rain garden, rain garden plants, Rice County SWCD, Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
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Vining Woodland Plant – Hog-peanut
Hog-peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata) is a delicate twining annual vine that may grow to 5’ in length, gently climbing onto and over nearby plants. Leaves are clustered into leaflets of three. Hog-peanut vine (Copyright 2012 Landscape Restoration, Inc.) At first glance, hog-peanut … Continue reading
Posted in annual native woodland plant, Native Plant Species, Native Woodland Plants, Poison Ivy, Vining species
Tagged Amphicarpa bracteata, annual native plant, flowering hog-peanut, hog-peanut plant, identification of native woodland plants, Inc., Landscape Restoration, poison ivy identification, Unviersity of Purdue website, woodland habitats
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Woodland Plants – Non Woody Vines
Recently, I was able to find and photograph more vining woodland plants. The plants listed below are not “woody” vines but may still provide you with a rewarding experience if you can find and identify these species in your woodland. … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Native Woodland Plants, Non native invasive plants, Vining species
Tagged bag or burn non-native berries, bittersweet nightshade, climbing false buckwheat, Inc., Landscape Restoration, moonseed, Native woodland plant species, non-native plant, wild cucumber
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