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Comments (23)Living in the Mid-Atlantic--WV's Eastern Panhandle--maybe it was a stretch to write "ski resort", but it does have skiing, snowboarding, and tubing. The place is White Tail, just over the PA line from MD and about 30 minutes away from me in WV. It's just enough farther north and higher in elevation that when it gets really cold, s - - - can be made. At night, it's neat to get on I-81 in WV and see the lighted slopes in PA. I confess that I use the tubing runs; that way, if I fall, I'm pretty close to the ground. :>) It's still fun....See Morewhat were your worst invasive experiences ...
Comments (33)You know all those spectacular tropicals y'all grow in pots? Elephant Ears are an absolute plague here in the Deep South. I paid eight whole dollars for Illustris, and it took five years of extremely dedicated work to get rid of it. I laid the dug out plants on my driveway and let them cook in the (southern) sun so they'd die....everytime it rained, they'd revive. I finally bagged them up and sent them to the dump. Then there are River fern, aka Thelypteris kunthii (free plants...do your homework before planting!), yellow flag iris (the seeds are viable forever, but the seedlings are easy to pull young. good thing.), Goldsturm rudbeckia (yes, they seed for years after the plants are gone), and OBEDIENT plant (ha!). Here's one that I am keeping a watchful eye on: Puple Loropetalum. If you damage a root while working in your bed, you get a sucker immediately. Man, I hope these aren't going to be problematic. They're my favorite purple foliage plants for our area....See Morethinking of transplanting to ozark mountain area
Comments (28)I live in NE OK about 30 miles from the MO border. I believe we are the 'flat edge' of the Ozark region. I previously lived just over an hour N of Fort Worth Texas, and have lived various places. The summers are hot here, but not as hot/long as TX was. The winters are cold here, but not as cold/long as CT was. The weather is sometimes grey here, but not as grey/long as WA was. The spring is GLORIOUS. The fall is GLORIOUS. OK, so we have occasional tornados and hail and hellacious storms (mostly in spring and fall). You've got those in Texas too, though! I think someone forgot to put the Maple tree on the invasive seed list for this region. I am told this area used to be the edge of plains. It's hard for me to imagine. I pull out hundreds of maple seedlings trying to grow anywhere, up the walls, in the cracks of the flagstones... and there is more 'green-green-green' here in Spring than my nearly 30 years in California all combined ever saw. I love having seasons. Just love it. I grew up in avg 72 degrees year round, chronic sun in Ventura-Ojai CA and am a weather wimp. But I wouldn't trade having four seasons now. I'm spoiled... now unless I've no choice, I'll never again live somewhere that doesn't have four seasons. As for people and culture, well, I've lived all around the country. I am around people from MO-AR-KS-OK all the time now, being right in the four corners, and I find them pretty nice in general. I wouldn't want to try out their hospitality if I were a racial minority to be honest, but that'd go even moreso for farther South. Culture is something that is very local, and what there is in the region may not reflect what is going on in your neighborhood, which may be influenced by certain churches or leading families or the leading trade of the locals. You guys oughtta take a drive up to the area and look around, talk to people. Palyne P.S. All of my friends are spread across the country and none are physically near me. I'd give up a whole lot to be near any one of my very few 'best friend's. That friend may be the best part of the geography. P.P.S. People grow roses in the Ozarks, too. ;-)...See MoreWANTED: It's against the law to possess certain plants in Texas
Comments (6)You are entirely correct about the list of illegal water plants. While the list from the University of Georgia is thought-provoking, it is not a list of illegal plants. Furthermore, an invasive in the eastern part of the country may not be so in Texas. There is a noxious plant list for Texas here, which may be a better starting point: Here is a link that might be useful: Noxious Plant List...See Morearkansas girl
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