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I Love Gardening and Nature

Should I let Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) take over the back yard? We don't really love gardening--we tend to let the nature in our yard go its own way to a large degree. This Rose of Sharon came up wild many years ago and over time has developed into quite a large bush. We like it. But now I am starting to notice it has a few children in the yard. No doubt if we let this go, it will be a whole lot of Rose of Sharon. Seems to me there could be worse things to come up wild in our yard. And it beats mowing. But--I could use some advice from someone who knows more. Should we nip this in the bud before it's too late?
Also, we live in the midAtlantic region of the US--this is not a native plant.
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
My mom planted this as a wall to block neighbors we did not like.
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
@samueltyler2 Oh, you do not want to see my body now. I am actually nude, LOL!
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@JoyfulSilence I don't want to see your body for sure!
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
@samueltyler2 Hee hee.
Personally, I think you should rip it out and replace it with [i]buddleja davidii[/i].
Poppies · 61-69, F
@lorelei Ah! Butterfly bush. We had one (which we planted) in the front yard, but after a number of years it died.
yeah, some will die after a few seasons but some will live.
Sell the lil plants? 🙂
Poppies · 61-69, F
@SStarfish I don't really see that happening, but maybe a friend with a big yard would like one! I don't know how well they transplant. 🏵
@Poppies oh 🙂
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Rosasharn's the woman in the book The Grapes of Wrath.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Well, she was born bad so you can't blame her.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
at ten, She burned down her parents house and robbed their business.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Correction, It's Cathy Ames that's the moral monster, Not Abra.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Do you garden in clothing or...?
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Poppies too bad, do you ever take risks while there? 😜
Poppies · 61-69, F
@samueltyler2 Not a chance, no desire to see my name in the paper!
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Poppies you wouldn't, women can claim accidental exposure, a man would be arrested!

 
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