GROW ME INSTEAD TWO - practice responsible gardening

Grow Me Instead (vers. 2) 2011 is a tool provided by the Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia to identify invasive plants frequently found in gardens across BC and to provide suitable alternates for a range of growing zones in this diverse province.  By following the practices and using the alternates suggested in this guide, you can achieve a vibrant and dynamic garden while contributing to the most important part of invasive plant management: prevention.

Grow Me Instead informs gardening enthusiasts about horticulture's most "unwanted" invasive plants in BC, while providing a variety of native and exotic/ornamental plant alternatives found to be non-invasive across the province.  Whether you are adding new, attractive plants to your garden, starting a landscaping project, or removing invasive plants from your land, this booklet will be a valuable resource.  Information is arranged alphabetically by common name of invasive plant, followed by alternative plant options.  Full descriptions of plants, photographs and latin names are provided.

Note: this comprehensive tool is 72 pages long: please save our trees and use the link to research a plant whenever needed.  www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/images/stories/documents/otherpublications and then click on GMI 2011 web.pdf option.

Thank you for taking steps toward practising responsible gardening that can prevent the introduction and spread of invasive plants.