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Guests staying too long create a delicate social situation. Telling your partner, “I’ll believe I’ll turn in so that these fine folks can go home,” might make the point. Invasive plants don’t respond to subtle hints that it’s time to say goodnight. April is Ohio Native Plant Month and time to make way and welcome back our longtime neighbors.
Back to Balance
Over centuries and millennia, through weather events and changes, environments have developed interdependent cycles of life. From soil to plant to pollinator to prey, one doesn’t exist without the other, including humans. Invasive plants can be a stick in the spoke of the local cycles, throwing things out of balance and wrecking the natural order. Often showing up earlier and staying later in the seasons, invasives can take over any available space and crowd out our original neighbors. Three of the most notorious offenders in Southwest Ohio are garlic mustard, amur honeysuckle, and Bradford (callery) pear.
What can you do? Check out this article in its entirety: Garlic mustard, honeysuckle, Bradford pear: Invasive plants need to be evicted
Upcoming Events and Other Ways You Can Make Way for Ohio Plants
April Ohio Native Plant Month
https://www.ohionativeplantmonth.org/
April 14th - Garlic Mustard Challenge
Fill bags of garlic mustard and earn swag from National Trails Parks and Recreation
https://ntprd.org/garlic-mustard-challenge-2025/
April 19th - Carolyn Kimes Tree Seedling Give Away
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 2nd Street Market https://www.metroparks.org/programs-events-finder/?program_number=S54&api=programs&type=program
List of Ohio Native Plant Suppliers
https://www.ohionativeplantmonth.org/native-plant-sources
Don’t Plant/Get Rid of These Invasive Plants List
https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/plants-trees/invasive-plants/callery-pear
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