Glencarlyn Library Community Garden Educational Video
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators are creating a new series of short videos about locally invasive plants and native alternatives. This series looks at individual invasive plants, discussing how to remove them and suggesting native plants to consider as replacements. We will be sharing these videos as well as additional resources on our website every month.
Dealing with invasive plants is a challenge which is complicated by confusion about exactly what an invasive is. More than a weed or a plant that spreads too much, invasiveness was defined in 1999 by Executive Order 13112. That order specifies that an invasive plant or animal
1. is not native to the area in consideration,
2. that can escape cultivation, and
3. that can cause harm to the economy, to human health, or to the environment.
Invasive Plant Video: Japanese Honeysuckle
Native Alternatives
Replacement vines (most fragrant):
- Bignonia capreolata (Cross-vine)
- Clematis virginiana (Virgin’s-bower)
- Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina Jessamine)
- Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Replacement shrubs and trees for fragrance:
- Calycanthus floridus (Sweet-shrub)
- Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush)
- Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
- Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom Azalea)
Related Content
Virtual Classes
- Invasive Plants & Native Alternatives – Elaine Mills
Zoom session, recorded November 13, 2020 - Invasives in Your Garden – Alyssa Ford Morel
Zoom session, recorded August 5, 2022 - Making Wise Plant Choices, Part 1: Natives vs. Invasives
- Native Vines for the Home Garden – Elaine Mills
Zoom session, recorded August 6, 2021 - Overused Foundation Plants & Native Alternatives – Elaine Mills
Zoom session, recorded July 10, 2020
