Eliminating Invasive Weeds to Make a Garden

A gardener turns a weedy hillside into a beautiful garden

Tom Charbonneau is share his garden with us today . Here ’s what he has to say about it :

These exposure were carry in my Zone 4 garden in Arden Hills , Minnesota . Twelve years ago this was mostly buckthorn(Rhamnus cathartica , a highly invasive European bush ) , and it continues to be a oeuvre in procession . Initially , because I had so much quad on a hill , I would buy one of everything I like — and I liked everything ! But from a length they just had little impact . all right Gardeningmagazine , among others , teach me the grandness of large planting and repeat the theme . There are lots of special plants mixed in with the more spectacular displays , so that from up close and from a distance there is a spate to enjoy in this bungalow garden .

I ordinate the daylilies individually from various catalogs and have not been disappointed . However , the cervid like the daylily buds , so it ’s a challenge . I ’ve tried various repellents with mixed answer . If the cervid are hungry , they will eat anything ! I especially like the taller “ spider ” lily that poke up over shorter plants .

I keep working to advertise back the buckthorn , but it is an sempiternal battle . There is a 15 - Akko nature preserve that abuts our backyard , and it ’s awful how incursive the ribwort is .

The itinerary from the garage to the kitchen .

Liatris ( Liatris spicata , Zones 4–9 ) providing intellectual nourishment for a Danaus plexippus butterfly .

Hosta , maiden - hair fern ( Adiantum pedatum , Zones 3–8 ) , and foam bloom ( Tiarella , Zones 4–9 ) .

The backyard hill .

A jenny wren home is ring by many varieties of hosta , as well as some bee balm ( Monarda , Zones 4–10 ) in the background .

Daylily ‘ Wilson Spider ’

Daylily ‘ Buttered Zea mays everta ’

In the spring , many wildflowers grow at the top of this path , which starts in the railway yard .

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