Weston, if you had taken my advice years ago, we would have annexed Lincoln, the fantastic town to our north with which I share a backyard. And lucky me, because the backyard share means that someone other than just me is battling the garlic mustard and wall lettuce. I also have access to one of the best non-Weston conservation properties
Read moreFor those of you who missed #knotweedgate, an episode when the town of Weston unknowingly planted Japanese knotweed in the town center, the bottom line is we have a large, extremely difficult invasive issue in this town. What we all know now is that the culprit for the town center debacle is the fill coming from an area in the
Read moreOn a sunny day stroll around the soon-to-be-done (?) Town Center Improvement Project, the Owl noted tiny sprouts of Japanese knotweed coming up in the “hell strips” — the small dirt-covered areas between road and sidewalk–and even in Knox Park. Wherever this fill came from, it has brought a major invader that will be difficult to eradicate. For those not
Read moreYesterday evening, the Owl and Mr. Owl took a stroll around Town Green. What a lovely spot–except for A TON of garlic mustard taking hold along the northern edge. Allowed to grow unchecked, garlic mustard will take over the world, and your garden, and crowd out all kinds of pollinator-friendly plants. What to do, Weston? Annihilate it, with the guidance
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