Garden Detective
Jessica Damiano's award-winning garden blog gets to the root of things.
New York bans harmful nonnative plants
Photo credit: Randee Daddona
Invasive, nonnative plant species have long been a problem in New York and elsewhere, with environmentally conscious organizations such as the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, agricultural extensions across the country, and yours truly advising against their use for years. Yesterday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took things a step further and actually signed a bill into law that will make it illegal...
