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made it the better for their presence: goldenrod (Solidago sp.), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis), blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), and a multitude of native grasses.
Since I’ve begun to let the neighbors grow freely in my yard, some of my cultivated plants are beginning to roam, too.
Purple coneflower, cleome, sunflower, cosmos, ageratum, celosia, larkspur, gloriosa daisy, violet, and bleeding heart have all taken to coming up in new and strange places that I never intended them to be. Does that then make them all weeds? I think not. I think it only changes my intentions.
Dr. Diane Relf is an environmental horticulturist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty of Virginia Tech.
More gardening information is available in the monthly Virginia Gardener Newsletter. Subscribe by contacting Diane Relf, Virginia Cooperative Extension environmental horticulturist, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0327.
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