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As the spring bulbs, dogwoods, and redbuds are gone or fading and the growing season is well underway, the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners are urging area residents to be on the lookout for invasive alien plants popping up.
Not sure what qualifies as an invasive plant? Not sure what to do about the ones you’ve identified?
RAMGA is sponsoring a free program this Saturday, May 13, that will help area residents answer those questions.
The program, to be held in the Dunlap Auditorium of Lexington Presbyterian Church at 10:30 a.m., will feature Natali Walker of Blue Ridge PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management).
She is an invasive management specialist and knows that invasive plant management can seem like an overwhelming task. “Thankfully, with the right planning, it doesn’t have to be,” said a RAMGA spokeswoman. “Natali will discuss important steps and considerations to take before starting any invasive management activities and give real-life examples.”
This year, RAMGA has been selling plants at all of its programs, and Saturday’s will be no exception.
As part of its service to the community, RAMGA also offers home site visits to help residents identify invasive plants and can offer advice on how to handle them, along with words of encouragement from members’ own experiences. Anyone interested in a site visit can email the Invasives Species Education team at [email protected].
