Sometimes people are all "why do you care about garlic mustard so much?" Here's why. Solid walls of garlic mustard (aka bin Laden Plant), growing above everything else. Almost everything below it will die from lack of sustenance. Beneficial, beautiful wildflowers that are an important part of the ecosystem. Change this piece of the puzzle and the shift might be profound -- tt's new enough that we don't know. We do know that unless something happens - like an insect adapts to eat it - it is here to stay. Infestations like this seem like a lost cause, but local control in your little city plot is completely within reason. These photos were taken in Michigan.
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