Comments on: out with the old http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:28:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Town Mouse http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3593 Town Mouse Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:14:56 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3593 Ah yes, I inherited some from the previous owner, but ripped it out last fall and seem to not have too much trouble with seedlings. (One of the native grasses, on the other hand, loves clay and is harder to keep under control...) Ah yes, I inherited some from the previous owner, but ripped it out last fall and seem to not have too much trouble with seedlings. (One of the native grasses, on the other hand, loves clay and is harder to keep under control…)

]]> By: Alice Joyce http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 Alice Joyce Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:22:27 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3583 Hi james, I know Mexican feather grass is on the invasives list, and yet it is used widely still. On your visit to Cornerstone Sonoma, I'm sure you saw it in the Van Sweden garden, and it's still going strong in Pamela Burton's Earth Walk, to name two! I've grown it over the decade since installing my garden and I'm actually pleased when it pops up here or there. Needless to say, it's not a problem in my tightly enclosed dry plot. But the owner of the first private Marin garden I wrote about and photographed for a cover story has mentioned dealing with attempts to remove it. His garden in on San Pablo Bay, the perfect sandy soil for this grass to colonize. He worked with John Greenlee when designing the garden, so such a lovely grass - looked upon as so very desirable, like so many invasives, must now be fought on a daily basis to eradicate. I send warm wishes you way for Turkey Day! Hi james,
I know Mexican feather grass is on the invasives list, and yet it is used widely still. On your visit to Cornerstone Sonoma, I’m sure you saw it in the Van Sweden garden, and it’s still going strong in Pamela Burton’s Earth Walk, to name two!
I’ve grown it over the decade since installing my garden and I’m actually pleased when it pops up here or there. Needless to say, it’s not a problem in my tightly enclosed dry plot.
But the owner of the first private Marin garden I wrote about and photographed for a cover story has mentioned dealing with attempts to remove it.
His garden in on San Pablo Bay, the perfect sandy soil for this grass to colonize. He worked with John Greenlee when designing the garden, so such a lovely grass - looked upon as so very desirable, like so many invasives, must now be fought on a daily basis to eradicate.
I send warm wishes you way for Turkey Day!

]]> By: Greg http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Greg Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:46 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3582 Best wishes for continued eradication. (<i>Which sounds weird to say without the context, doesn't it?</i>) Best wishes for continued eradication. (Which sounds weird to say without the context, doesn’t it?)

]]> By: Brent http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 Brent Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:36:16 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3580 I've been enjoying A. purpurea in my garden this year. It took me a while to latch onto the idea of it for various reasons not least of which was that I had misidentified N. pulchra as A. purpurea. I’ve been enjoying A. purpurea in my garden this year. It took me a while to latch onto the idea of it for various reasons not least of which was that I had misidentified N. pulchra as A. purpurea.

]]> By: ryan http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 ryan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:26 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3578 I still weed it from a garden where someone planted seven years ago and pulled it out two years later. Five years and it still comes up, though not in large numbers. Wicked little plant. Clients request it all the time. I still weed it from a garden where someone planted seven years ago and pulled it out two years later. Five years and it still comes up, though not in large numbers. Wicked little plant. Clients request it all the time.

]]> By: lostlandscape http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 lostlandscape Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:49 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3577 Pomona, it'll be a multi-year effort, I'm sure. Some plants are amazingly well-designed to perpetuate their species, and feathergrass is definitely one of them! Brad, we have a mega church/school a couple miles away where they did a major landscape makeover that included the planting of dozens of these plants. I used to be sorry for the neighbors because of all the Sunday traffic they must endure, now I'm sorry for them because they'll be weeding feathergrass the rest of the week. Pomona, it’ll be a multi-year effort, I’m sure. Some plants are amazingly well-designed to perpetuate their species, and feathergrass is definitely one of them!

Brad, we have a mega church/school a couple miles away where they did a major landscape makeover that included the planting of dozens of these plants. I used to be sorry for the neighbors because of all the Sunday traffic they must endure, now I’m sorry for them because they’ll be weeding feathergrass the rest of the week.

]]> By: Brad B http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 Brad B Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:12:12 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3576 I too love Mexican feathergrass, but know from my last house how invasive it is. My housemate planted it in the front yard and I found seedlings in the backyard. A lot of seedlings. Unfortunately my city, when planting new street trees and widening the planting areas, put 3 Mexican feathergrass in each strip. I caught the guys and stopped them from doing it in our yard, since I had already planted some natives there, but it's probably going to be a losing battle. I too love Mexican feathergrass, but know from my last house how invasive it is. My housemate planted it in the front yard and I found seedlings in the backyard. A lot of seedlings. Unfortunately my city, when planting new street trees and widening the planting areas, put 3 Mexican feathergrass in each strip. I caught the guys and stopped them from doing it in our yard, since I had already planted some natives there, but it’s probably going to be a losing battle.

]]> By: Pomona Belvedere http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/11/22/out-with-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3575 Pomona Belvedere Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=7612#comment-3575 I'll be interested to hear if you were successful in divorcing yourself from feathergrass. Always glad to be told about invasive varieties; it's possible that since grasses are lately "in fashion" there may be more problems waiting down that line. Amazing as it is to me to witness the survival tactics of plants, and much as I appreciate their ability to create greenery in hostile landscapes, it's true that there can be too much of a good thing. I’ll be interested to hear if you were successful in divorcing yourself from feathergrass. Always glad to be told about invasive varieties; it’s possible that since grasses are lately “in fashion” there may be more problems waiting down that line.

Amazing as it is to me to witness the survival tactics of plants, and much as I appreciate their ability to create greenery in hostile landscapes, it’s true that there can be too much of a good thing.

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