Invasive Plants on the Double Creek Property, by our 2nd graders

Invasive plants are bad plants.  Native plants are good ones.

Invasive plants slowly destroy the native plants by taking the native plant's sunlight and water.

English Ivy

English ivy is an invasive plant.  It grows anywhere- sun or shade.  It will grow on the ground or climb trees.

They reproduce by making berries that birds and squirrels eat.  The animals poop out the seeds.  Then, the next year the ivy sprouts start where they pooped sometimes.  They also have long vines that grow roots wherever it touches the ground.

You pull it out of the ground to remove it, including the roots.

Even though it's green and pretty, ivy is bad for trees and native plants and animals.

By V., grade 2 at Double Creek School

English Holly

English Holly

Holly is bad because it is invasive.  It's pokey.

If you want to get rid of it, then in winter or spring cut it down with a chainsaw.  Wear protective clothes when you cut it down so you don't get poked. Then, dig up the roots.

Holly grows in the shade.  Birds eat the berries.  Holly reseeds easily.

By L., grade 2 at Double Creek School

Morning Glory

Even though the high growing Morning Glory has beautiful flowers, it is bad for the environment.

Morning Glory only blooms in the morning, and that's why it's called the Morning Glory. 

They reproduce by seeds and spread a lot.

Morning Glory