Asian Clam July 13, 2017…on dry land Prevention! Don’t Let it Loose! Ensure water garden and pond contents are contained Asian Clams. Credit: F. Folini. Additional resources Asian Clam | ISCBC Asian Clam Factsheet… Read more
Baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata) Baby’s breath July 13, 2017…mixes before planting. Use the Grow Me Instead online resource to choose non-invasive plants for your garden. Clean equipment and gear before leaving an infested site. Dispose of invasive species… Read more
Multispectral Fingerprinting: A New Way to Map Yellow Flag Iris using drones. July 17, 2017…The invasive plant was introduced through the horticulture industry when gardeners planted it into their water gardens. It has now “jumped the garden fence” and ended up in natural areas… Read more
Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) Nodding thistle August 8, 2017…page. Integrated pest management options Prevention Be PlantWise! Choose only non-invasive plants for your garden. Learn to properly identify nodding thistle Clean equipment and gear before leaving an infested site… Read more
Puncturevine (Tribulus spp.) photo: Lisa Scott Puncturevine July 11, 2019…taproot and dispose at local landfill. Do not drop any seeds onto the ground Become PlantWise to prevent planting puncturevine in your garden. Once seed bank has established, monitor and… Read more
Kudos to FortisBC Inc. for removing invasive yellow flag iris from the Brilliant Dam debris boom! April 27, 2018…it into their water gardens. It has now “jumped the garden fence” and ended up in natural areas causing environmental harm. CKISS is an active ambassador for the province-wide PlantWise… Read more
Invasive oxeye daisy Oxeye daisy May 14, 2018…of invasive plant materials. Read our In the Garden page for more information Treatments should be repeated annually due to the long life of the oxeye daisy’s seeds Chemical treatments… Read more
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.) Wild Parsnip August 15, 2018…‘hitchhike’ to new areas. Become PlantWise! Choose non-invasive plants for your garden. Mechanical: Hand pulling (using gloves and long sleeves) is effective for small patches. Mowing before the plants go… Read more
Yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) Yellow archangel October 28, 2019…access to sunlight and restricts space available for native species to grow. Introduction and spread This plant is sold to gardeners as a groundcover. Horizontally spreading stems called stolons allow… Read more
Knotweeds are designated as provincially noxious under the Weed Control Act. Rossland leading the way in knotweed management in the West Kootenay region. October 30, 2018…did knotweed end up in Rossland gardens? The four varieties of knotweed – Japanese, Giant, Himalayan and Bohemian – are originally from Asia, they were introduced to North America as… Read more