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pastures, woodlands and even our own or the neighbor’s garden.

Our concept of what a weed is depends on our perspective. Bermuda grass serves as a good example. This is a welcome forage in a southern farm pasture and an excellent lawn and athletic turf grass in warm areas.

On the other hand, if it becomes established in a bluegrass lawn or spreads into a flower border, it suddenly becomes “wiregrass” and in need of rigorous control methods.

Now consider your own perspective if you saw bermuda grass spreading into a meadow of native grasses and wildflowers. Is it a weed here?

A great many of our garden and landscape plants have been imported from other parts of the world. In most cases, these plants are poor competitors and survive only with human

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