Blue Jay Barrens

Invasive shrubs manage to overwhelm many ecosystems by more effectively exploiting the resources available in their environment.  They ar...

Diseased plants are normally a disturbing sight.   My initial reaction when I saw pale, shriveling plants in this jungle of greenery wa...

I’m getting near the end of my fence row clearing project.   I’ve moved into an area about 100 feet long that is a tangle of fallen tre...

After removing an Autumn Olive shrub and its attending Japanese Honeysuckle, I found a nice young Shingle Oak struggling with its own h...

It’s a shame that some invasive exotic plant species have to be so attractive. These Japanese Honeysuckle fruits almost sparkle in the sunl...

I always enjoy those rare occasions when events proceed along a course as anticipated in my carefully designed plans. Twelve months ago, thi...

I call this the middle field, not because it’s in the middle of the property, but because it sits in the middle between the two other recent...

Removing invasive plants can sometimes just give you a better view of the invasive plants growing behind. When I removed the rose thicket ov...