Boy did this video hit home... I've learned a ton and benefited as well thru my laziness & procrastination, which initially allowed me to see so many super interesting wild flowers... and now as a result I'm obsessed with observing and cultivating native plants and wildlife. I remember years ago clearing an area of brush, pulling down virginia creeper vines from trees, pulling off grape vines, etc... and now just as you imply, I let them do their thing and just lightly manage. It's incredibly rewarding.
WOO HOO!!!! This is just wonderful to read. We are delighted! Just like you, we discovered the importance and ease of trusting Mother Nature to do the work. It makes the biggest difference doesn't it? Thank you for sharing and for the difference you are making.
@@thecommonmilkweed Thank you for your education (I am subscriber now). I'd like to ask your opinion of Virginia Creeper effect on trees it attaches itself... I've got several big oak & shagbark hickory trees with creeper on the edge of the woods... it looks great but I'm concerned eventually the trees will be strangled, thinking maybe I just occassionally cut one of the vines just to limit it... interested if you have recommendations.
@@silentlou4375 We've had V. creeper growing on our big walnuts forever...no problems. Definitely grape is a stonger vine in our opinion. We've never seen V. creeper take down trees.
@@thecommonmilkweed FYI, just some interesting info... one of the wildest areas in my state with old growth trees is also loaded with monster size grape vines, very jungle like. It makes me wonder if this was the norm before our forests were cleared.
Virginia creeper is one of my favorites that I try to cultivate in our yard. It has a lot going for it...groundcover, screening on a trellis, interesting leaf patterns, beautiful fall color, and is easy to work with responding well if one does have to snip it back from time to time. I love it. Generally I do not see native vines choking smothering and strangling trees and plants unlike the nonnative invasive vines like oriental bittersweet or kudzu. We have porcelainberry in Virginia which is as bad as kudzu in my opinion. Do you all have native honeysuckles one Ohio? I cannot remember. Great video and topic! Love the comparison to puberty. It is so Steve!
Agreed! I know we have some native bush honeysuckles here plus a vine called Grape Honeysuckle (Lonicera reticulata). You probably know that one. It's pretty interesting as it sort-of sprawls and climbs and had cool perfoliate leaves. Go vines!
We have ground nut as well as wild yam and some others.....love them all. Just waiting to see if the wild yam is going to crank like the ground nut. Hope so!
Boy did this video hit home... I've learned a ton and benefited as well thru my laziness & procrastination, which initially allowed me to see so many super interesting wild flowers... and now as a result I'm obsessed with observing and cultivating native plants and wildlife. I remember years ago clearing an area of brush, pulling down virginia creeper vines from trees, pulling off grape vines, etc... and now just as you imply, I let them do their thing and just lightly manage. It's incredibly rewarding.
WOO HOO!!!! This is just wonderful to read. We are delighted! Just like you, we discovered the importance and ease of trusting Mother Nature to do the work. It makes the biggest difference doesn't it? Thank you for sharing and for the difference you are making.
@@thecommonmilkweed Thank you for your education (I am subscriber now). I'd like to ask your opinion of Virginia Creeper effect on trees it attaches itself... I've got several big oak & shagbark hickory trees with creeper on the edge of the woods... it looks great but I'm concerned eventually the trees will be strangled, thinking maybe I just occassionally cut one of the vines just to limit it... interested if you have recommendations.
@@silentlou4375 We've had V. creeper growing on our big walnuts forever...no problems. Definitely grape is a stonger vine in our opinion. We've never seen V. creeper take down trees.
@@thecommonmilkweed Thanks for the feedback!
@@thecommonmilkweed FYI, just some interesting info... one of the wildest areas in my state with old growth trees is also loaded with monster size grape vines, very jungle like. It makes me wonder if this was the norm before our forests were cleared.
Enjoyed this one. I love the longer video bc I adore your videos and mission. Thank you
Thanks for the feedback:)
Purple passion flower, honey vine climbing milkweed, American wisteria are a few favorites. But I’m a butterfly gardener.
It's too cold for passion flower here, but how I love it! American wisteria would be just gorgeous.
Virginia creeper is one of my favorites that I try to cultivate in our yard. It has a lot going for it...groundcover, screening on a trellis, interesting leaf patterns, beautiful fall color, and is easy to work with responding well if one does have to snip it back from time to time. I love it. Generally I do not see native vines choking smothering and strangling trees and plants unlike the nonnative invasive vines like oriental bittersweet or kudzu. We have porcelainberry in Virginia which is as bad as kudzu in my opinion.
Do you all have native honeysuckles one Ohio? I cannot remember.
Great video and topic! Love the comparison to puberty. It is so Steve!
Agreed! I know we have some native bush honeysuckles here plus a vine called Grape Honeysuckle (Lonicera reticulata). You probably know that one. It's pretty interesting as it sort-of sprawls and climbs and had cool perfoliate leaves. Go vines!
Check out Apios Americana (Ground nut)
We have ground nut as well as wild yam and some others.....love them all. Just waiting to see if the wild yam is going to crank like the ground nut. Hope so!