I have Ajuga plant(blueish purple flower), pink pussy willow cutting, curly willow cutting w/roots, Allium "drumstick", Euphorbia (green leaves and bright green flower)not sure which type exactly, Balsam "Touch Me Not" (mixture of color white, pink, and purple seedling), variegated sedge, variegated ribbon grass " strawberries and cream", variegated ribbon grass (green & white stripe), red raspberry starts, and mountain ash seedling. I'm interested in your David Austin Roses cuttings (If you know the name I could tell you which one I like to have), ginger lilies, variegated yellow cannas, daylily (if you have an unusual collection other than plain single solid color), agapanthus and maybe your tulips (what color are they?, I really like the parrot, tulip and flame looking kind). Not even sure if I even have anything you want here but just thought I give it a try. Thanks

R. carolina, R. blanda, R.palustris, & R. setigera are some of the common wild roses in WI but I'm guessing that mike river's rugosa guess is probably what you saw/smelled. Rugosas are not native to WI or the US but are commonly used as landscape plants along roads (because of their salt tolerance) & have naturalized in many areas of the US giving them the appearance of a native species. An old Univ. of WI plant field guide that I once saw listed R. rugosa with the native WI roses because it had "escaped & naturalized" in many areas of WI even though it was originally from Asia.

Well, I'm going based on this, which is posted to the Forest Service: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/queen-annes-lace.pdf It says it's "It is reported invasive in CT, GA, HI, KY, MD, MI, MO, NJ, OR, TN, VA, WA, WI, and WV." I live in southern MD right on the DC border so that made me nervous. It's a shame because it's a pretty plant and I have a front yard that slopes steeply down to the sidewalk that could use some covering.

My thanks to all who responded. countrygirl, we have been very dry here in RI as well, and as we are on the southern coast, we are even drier than the rest of New England. I am no stranger to the fight against invasive plants, as I have mostly reclaimed our partly wooded property from the ravages of bittersweet and poison ivy. Someone once said (in another context) that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. This applies to these nasties as well. Many years ago I realized just what a bully the bittersweet is, but not before some trees were lost. Since then, I have confined it to a small brier patch, and occasionally attack it there as well. In the rest of the yard, both wooded and landscaped, I watch for new bittersweet seedlings, the result of birds' dropping the seeds, and when I find them I put them in the garbage can, to be sure they will leave the premises. I'm hoping to keep the Virginia creeper from taking over, and I'll use the same strategy. I don't mind a little, but I'll try to beat it back before it overruns everything.