[APWG] NEWS: Connecticut nurseries move to eradicate invasive plants

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Connecticut-nurseries-move-to-eradicate-invasive-650167.php

Connecticut nurseries move to eradicate invasive plants
Michael P. Mayko, Mmayko at ctpost.com
Published: 05:20 p.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2010

They tolerate a wide variety of growing conditions. They offer contrasting 
colors to the landscape. They control erosion and are resistant to most 
green eating animals.

But many varieties of the Japanese barberries so popular with Connecticut 
gardeners and professional landscapers also tend to crowd out other 
plants, earning them the status of "invasive" plants.

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