Category: Weeds
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The problem with lantana-part two
The second part of my discussion on lantana. Here I talk about why lantana is such a successful weed and how it can be dealt with. The first thing that lantana does is grow well on empty land, which is why it is often found growing on roadsides and in disturbed areas along rainforest margins.…
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Preventing ‘garden escapes’ in gardening
Maintain your garden to prevent plants escaping as well as to have a nice garden
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Nature doing its thing-why it is a good thing
Using plants to cover bare soil is better than weeds and spraying chemicals.
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Onion weed-how to deal with it
Onion weed is one of those weeds that is so persistent when it appears in the garden or wherever it appears. There is one reason for this, but one that is often ignored because it isn’t the ‘easy’ option in dealing with it. In following the ‘easy’ option, you don’t actually deal with it at…
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A ‘weed’ in a lawn
I am mostly, if not totally, against spraying chemicals in any area of garden or lawn. I really am of the view that good garden practices, along with patience, should always be done, with chemicals only being used as a last resort if nothing else is working. This applies to high profile schools as much…
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Mexican sunflower-why it’s a weed here in Australia
I mentioned Mexican sunflower in a post earlier this week and mentioned that it’s and environmental weed, at least in the state of New South Wales. I want to talk about why it is a problem and why people should care, rather than thinking this ‘environmental weed’ business is for weirdos and hippies, or some…
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Plant, rubbish paving and a bit of cuteness
So, I’ll do the cute first as I think we all need cuteness on a Sunday evening. My sweet little cat looking super adorable in her sleep. How she managed to sleep in this position is beyond me, but she does it well! Below is the lovely pink flower Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. I love these flowers…
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Senna pendula var. glabrata
Today, I’m going to talk about what is a pretty nice looking shrub to small tree, but is a weed here in Sydney. It is a native of South America, specifically Brazil and Paraguay. Plant description The leaves are composed of 3-6 pairs of oblong leaflets, which are up to 5 cm long with rounded…
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Cape Gooseberry-Physalis peruviana
This is a plant that I found last weekend when I did my usual monthly bush care volunteering. It is a plant that I haven’t seen before, so I thought I’d find out a little about it. In the context of where I found this plant, it is a weed and is one that can…
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Lantana
In Australia, lantana is a weed. In this instance, I don’t mean a weed that disturbs the look of a flat green lawn, like a dandelion, but a weed that disturbs the natural order of native bushland where it smothers the native plants that provide food and homes for Australian wildlife (which, by the way,…
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Morning glory-Ipomoea indica
This is a weed that has an obvious strong selling point, as well as many flaws as a plant in Sydney. The positive is the large, purple flowers that look really stand out when present. The trouble is with the fact that this plant is a vine that can grow up and then smother (and…
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Anredera cordifolia- Madeira Vine
Madeira vine is my most disliked, but also my most loved, weed here in Sydney. I say this because it causes so much damage, grows quickly and spreads very easily, which is why I dislike it with such a passion, while I love it because I get immense pleasure out of removing it from the…
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What is a weed?
The most basic definition of a weed is a plant that is growing where it is not wanted. As with many things, the definition can become a little more complicated. A weed can cause harm to people, livestock, the economy or the environment rather than just being an ‘unwanted’ plant. Weeds share common traits that…
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