I’m in Vermont, and this is year 5 of our meadow. Every spring I kind of wait with bated breath to see what’s going to show up and take hold.
It’s definitely been a learning process. In year 3, I had to purge a ton of daisy fleabane because it was getting way out of control and starting to overpower everything else. Then in year 4, I had to do the same thing with evening primrose because that was starting to take over too.
So now I’m back to watching and waiting to see what this year brings. There’s some early stuff coming up already, and I’m curious to see how it all shakes out.
I included a before photo too, just to show what the area looked like before we got further along with it.
Anyone else doing this in a colder climate and dealing with certain things wanting to dominate the whole space?
by TheKingSlacker
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i love your S210
makes me miss my W210 lol. beautiful setup!
Great work! Most people wouldn’t be able to resist bringing in new plants. I believe this is the way (unfortunately), with a property like yours. In a concrete jungle it becomes more reasonable to import natives but really I’m not convinced we can make these choices correctly every time!
I live in a warmer climate but have definitely had problems with Mexican evening primrose taking up all the space! I usually prefer the aggressives, but I do have some that require I just watch they don’t get overtaken.
Another one I know will spread spread spread here in Oklahoma at least, is the creeping cucumber “melothria pendula”! Similar to the cucamelon but not quite it. It is common but I let it spread how it wants as it tends to play nicely with other plants for the most part. In fact in the sunniest areas it may shade them during the dead of summer rather than block them out from what I’ve seen.. interesting!