https://burljantzen.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-04-19 https://burljantzen.com/blog/2021/5/21/growing-food-keeping-plants-warm-at-night monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621930959594-JNA9IIU31CURYG46TI39/greenhouse_fabric_lights_118A6092.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #1 Fabric greenhouse lit with Christmas lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621931067424-PZEQMDAGEZ189EFUNC2C/greenhouse_thermostat_Christmas_lights_tomato_118A0595.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #2 Thermostat turns lights on when temperature drops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621931185934-9H3FC1RIOE50ZQON53F1/greenhouse_christmas_lights_remay_118A0590.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #3 Christmas lights with basil and tomato plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621931260240-YO4SGTWPFSMPAJ6O5QBW/maxmin%29maximum_minimum_thermometer_118A9664.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #4 Maximum-minimum thermometer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621931331163-R9Q5WX814U361M4XL3YR/greenhouse_thermostat_thermometer_christmas_lights_tomatoes_118A9629.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #5 Max-min thermometer, thermostat and Christmas lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1621931406724-MKCB4NDQGUJ8KZ9G3VQ2/greenhouse_christmas_lights_peppers_basil_118A7962.jpg Life in the Garden - Growing food - Keeping plants warm at night using Christmas lights - #6 Basil and peppers with Christmas lights https://burljantzen.com/blog/2021/5/1/garden-to-table-eating-flowers monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1619901756456-B5WZK8B0XV5STSU6MHZG/Sandwich_greens_Brassica_Arugula_Flower-9690.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden to table - Eating flowers Fresh greens (and whites). Baby lettuce, kale florets (bottom), arugula leaves (left) and arugula flowers (top). Notice the four petals which are a characteristic of flowers in Family Brassicaceae (also known as Family Cruciferae ). The white specs are clusters of rocket pollen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1619901984817-NBEM8MFMHQ0VI0Y8MTUU/Sandwich_greens_Brassica_Arugula_Flower-9691.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden to table - Eating flowers Fresh greens and cheeses on slightly toasted homemade bread makes for a VERY tasty sandwich. https://burljantzen.com/blog/2021/2/4/na45rx0evc7q2wh7nlt0y1u86g5yvg monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612487992055-4RHI7DFBQISF7EK3KD4Q/Insect_honey_bee_pollinator_flower-5914.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) Wild bees are often specialized to feed on particular types of blossoms. Honey bees (Apis mellifera), like the one in this photo, are managed, non-native bees. They are generalist feeders and make use of many different flower types. The flowers of kale and kohlrabi attract a variety of pollinators including native and non-native species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612487554194-BAYLOJ9JXU9F3HOF4JGS/Insect_tent_caterpiller_Malacosoma_apple_pest-5700.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) Western tent caterpillar (Malacosoma californicum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612485928820-6G75T44UIDCQTDZRB2XJ/Victoria_urban_sprawl_environment.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) - Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada The effects of urban sprawl and infilling on southern Vancouver Island are evident in this satellite image. There are many golf courses and parks but little “natural” habitat remains within the city limits. Photo: Google Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612485952293-6RGFJ5DWFQ3RPR3TD2CG/Victoria_urban_environment_city_development-9157.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) - Intersection of Shelbourne St & Cedar Hill Crossroads The urban landscape is filled with buildings, concrete, and lots of pavement. Pollinators work hard to earn a living here. The green roof on the Vancity building hints at one possible solution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612485964700-XUOXUEJZNNDRUGCHGE95/Victoria_urban_environment_city_residential_neighbourhood-9165.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) - Residential neighbourhood, Victoria, British Columbia A residential neighbourhood with typical landscaping, mostly lawn grasses and non-native ornamental trees and shrubs. These generally don’t provide native pollinators with the food they need. Much better options exist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1612485976269-FAR2TLKSGC0N4PBRE19K/Victoria_sports_soccer_field-9170.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) - Sports field in Windsor Park (Oak Bay), Victoria, British Columbia There is not much food for pollinators on a sports field. With thoughtful planning some quality pollinator habitat could be added to this site so that pollinators and athletes can co-exist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1613163540594-BAGXRA2M0SKQB8UJHTWI/flower_camas_Camassia_Lomatium_spring_gold_meadow-206.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) - Flowers in a Garry Oak meadow, Mount Tolmie (Victoria, British Columbia)) Wildflowers in a restored Garry Oak meadow provide pollen and nectar for foraging bees. Pictured are camas (Camassia sp.) and Spring-gold (Lomatium utriculatum). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1613088461369-8CUBF3EJ25SFFAE18IYH/Insect_pollinator_parastie_mite-2702.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 2: It's not easy being a pollinator!) Bees and other pollinators can be hosts for a variety of parasites. This Thick-legged Hover Fly (Syritta pipiens) is foraging for food and is in turn being used as a food source for parasitic mites. Two mites are attached to the leg and two more are clinging to the insect’s back. My other photographs show at least nine mites attached to this one host! The Thick-legged Hover Fly is a European introduction. It assists gardeners by feeding on lettuce aphids. https://burljantzen.com/blog/2021/1/14/garden-hospitality-welcoming-the-pollinators-part-one monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611103443523-N4QJFJ3Z5V1OVQ1IN32C/pollinator_insect_bee-6542.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) Bee on Garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Victoria, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611461320768-0MAY49CDIFMUZ0RECX9I/flower_fawn_lily_Erythronium-217.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) Fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum), Victoria, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611463913282-X20W375NSTUN96ULAWOY/pollinator_insect_bumble_bee-5758.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) Bumble bee on Woolly sunflower ( Eriophyllum lanatum ), Victoria, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525063780-G9UD7201WRWABNHBNBLP/pollinator_insect_cuckoo_bee_Nomada_-6000.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Cuckoo bee (Nomada sp) on Woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum), Victoria, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525010991-OGTVQPO8RRWKFEDXFU04/pollinator_insect_leafcutter_bee_Megachilidae-6547.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp) on Garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Victoria, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525027617-ZDQEEQ6SHSYDHB9TN39U/pollinator_insect_fly-6600.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Yellow-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea), Victoria, BC. Yellow-haired Sun Fly is a hoverfly. Its yellow and black markings mimic the markings of a bee or wasp. This fly is a pollinator and is visiting the parsnip flowers (Pastinaca sativa) in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525042260-04PZTH5IS4S5I5C8EHDW/pollinator_insect_bumble_bee_Bombus_-2679.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Yellow-faced bumble bee ( Bombus vosnesenskii ) on Sea Holly (?), Courtenay, BC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525087223-1J56A0J95ZBX98LDHGVQ/pollinator_insect_bee-6627.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Bee (Andrena sp.), Victoria, BC. Andrena is a large and diverse group of bees known as Mining bees. Over 100 species have been recorded in British Columbia. All are solitary, ground nesting bees although often they nest close together in large aggregations. This bee is feeding on parsnip flowers (Pastinaca sativa) in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611525814683-DMKSSDBTTTD4ICVF1BY4/pollinator_insect_bee_fly-2743.jpg Life in the Garden - Garden hospitality - Welcoming the pollinators (Part 1: "Who" are the pollinators?) - Unidentified fly and bee on daisy blossom, Victoria, BC. https://burljantzen.com/blog/2020/2/7/making-peace-with-the-garden monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1581107913436-1OQWRVJTETPR57WMPQWP/BJantzen_20090325_201.jpg Life in the Garden - Making peace with the garden The first phase of a housing “development” on southern Vancouver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1581108185343-XLA4AVI76SPWIX3G6U6Z/118A2744.jpg Life in the Garden - Making peace with the garden The most familiar pollinators are honey bees. Honey bees are an introduced species but there are 4000 species of wild bees in North America. Many are in serious trouble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1581110148872-XHDTLWDMYQ2RPJMCPK4C/BJantzen-080315-200.jpg Life in the Garden - Making peace with the garden Camas (Camassia quamash and C. leichtlinii) and Spring-gold (Lomatium utriculatum). 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This is a studio shot of a potted plant. https://burljantzen.com/insects-1 daily 0.75 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577581276475-92DL5MIPAAN59FD4NKBO/insect-honey-bee-flower-2744.jpg INSECTS - Honeybee (Apis mellifera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549933208962-NH8JQDWAL2O47B74O2IZ/BJantzen_20090809_0171.jpg INSECTS - Honeybee (Apis mellifera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577581458585-4OBLZEVASQY6XMY9EE9W/insect-asparagus-beetle-2220.jpg INSECTS - Asparagus beetle (Crioceris duodecimpunctata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1610500395342-7B882HTHFB84P2MXHV7B/pollinator_insect_cuckoo_bee_Nomada_-6000.jpg INSECTS - Cuckoo bee (Nomada sp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1610501159942-UO225KZ7KIY4LM1WT8V5/pollinator_insect_bumble_bee_Bombus_-2679.jpg INSECTS - Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1610504346462-RULIBS7KSBF6H325OEPH/pollinator_insect_bee-6627.jpg INSECTS - Bee (Andrena sp.) Andrena is a large and diverse group of bees known as Mining bees. Over 100 species have been recorded in British Columbia. All are solitary, ground nesting bees although often they nest close together in large aggregations. This bee is feeding on parsnip flowers (Pastinaca sativa) in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1610504371902-UFCLRXAKTA5F0P4VNRIZ/pollinator_insect_fly-6600.jpg INSECTS - Yellow-haired Sun Fly (Myathropa florea) Yellow-haired Sun Fly is a hoverfly. Its yellow and black markings mimic the markings of a bee or wasp. This fly is a pollinator and is visiting the parsnip flowers (Pastinaca sativa) in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1610502018119-ZKFHIWEG7P1YD90FHZUA/pollinator_insect_leafcutter_bee_Megachilidae-6547.jpg INSECTS - Leafcutter bee (Megachilidae) https://burljantzen.com/native-plants-1 daily 0.75 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555539926316-72VXL6BXUA9OWJIAIH1G/Oregon-Grape-2.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Dull Oregon-grape (Mahonia nervosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555541214921-RVMG9PO72BYFF95PRYKS/Flower-Yellow-Violet-1271.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Yellow Montane Violet (Viola praemorsa) Currently Red Listed in BC, this charming wildflower may be making a comeback as a result of habitat restoration efforts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555539626805-946CWOYXCRJWN46O6EGA/Flower-Stonecrop-0096.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Broad-leaved stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620143405238-LCJRRJ14XT8ARG8R6OAJ/Claytonia_sibirica_Siberian_Miners_Lettuce_flower_native_plant-9889.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Siberian Miner's-lettuce (Claytonia sibirica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1611620521835-MBW9MVW87ZNEBVQJ25GI/flower_sea_blush_Plectritis-130.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Sea blush (Plectritis congesta) Sea blush is an annual plant. In the Pacific Northwest it grows at low elevations in moist meadows and on rocky slopes or bluffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620143742466-XI7LXGT6D9E7SSUAW1CW/Rubus_parviflorus_flower_Thimbleberry_shrub_native_plant-9836.jpg NATIVE PLANTS - Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) https://burljantzen.com/orchids-1 daily 0.75 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549932850826-0VZSYS2R1AC1VQR3YEV0/_MG_3578.jpg ORCHIDS - Phalaenopsis orchid flower Phalaenopsis orchid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549932861427-U47ZEQ3BDHPK29Z2OEWN/118A0056.jpg ORCHIDS - Phalaenopsis orchid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549932860490-HY45I5NBNC4ZQ4LYAS4N/118A0048.jpg ORCHIDS - Phalaenopsis orchid leaves (detail) https://burljantzen.com/public-gardens-1 daily 0.75 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549944429600-K3MY447YR2HIPCXLQO6X/BJantzen_20080109_0667.jpg PUBLIC GARDENS - Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549944408791-N8DBZMNMCDW9MBNANIAL/118A0075.jpg PUBLIC GARDENS - University of Victoria Finnerty Gardens, Victoria, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549944438970-04TWGVL0ZYE7DYZUW6ZE/IMG_4052.jpg PUBLIC GARDENS - Glendale Gardens, Victoria, BC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1550082183739-72E8N4OWERBIEC8W74WP/IMG_4031.jpg PUBLIC GARDENS https://burljantzen.com/trees-1 daily 0.75 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549933340662-ARPK306IVOYZSU49UC1Z/BJantzen_20080225_027.jpg TREES - Douglas Fir & Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1549933334078-RPQFSDPLMT6T7176M8KJ/BJantzen_20080225_051.jpg TREES - Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) in winter https://burljantzen.com/gallery-index daily 0.75 2021-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620162756980-58PVR8AXT9TXM34XCD0Y/Gorse_invasive_introduced_yellow_flower_spine-9212.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Beautiful invaders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577580932098-TSJBI0PS96STQHZSC77F/flower-hydrangea-blue-2777.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Floral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555431871769-MGGGJN43TBSLVAOU73Y1/BJantzen_20090809_0171.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Insects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1552749942964-56RWFH9SN0HJCVV9EZTP/BJantzen-080315-021-2.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Native plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555627604697-1EFLFB9IVPH9EK4NVLCE/purple-orchid-3578.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Orchids https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1552749830502-U03FPBLAAJKP03C6GDJ8/BJantzen_20080109_0667.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Public gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1555255974231-URMCZ2IYEMX21ZXUV477/BJantzen_20080225_027.jpg GALLERY INDEX - Trees https://burljantzen.com/services daily 0.75 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1556210341062-0IPHQQXPROBTFZPZQJGB/purple-orchid-3578.jpg SERVICES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1556210319896-AXOF3Y0QOLBNA3SVGZGX/garden-stream-red-maple-0667.jpg SERVICES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1556812438569-N5BXXJWM6FTJRQZI2EKR/DSCF1358.jpg SERVICES https://burljantzen.com/plant-portraits daily 0.75 2020-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1556809805345-5828BQX5S84U3I1XCATB/purple-orchid-3578.jpg PLANT PORTRAITS https://burljantzen.com/garden-photography daily 0.75 2020-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1556810864168-I7F2ST3SSRPW16FJN0A1/BJantzen_20080109_0667.jpg GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY https://burljantzen.com/environmental-education-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577578975349-G5PGVMVF175X4PG9632V/tomato-red-cherry-5527.jpg ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Red cherry tomatoes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577578307331-Y2FIXTFQ0YAGOJCT4JM8/flower-sea-blush-130.jpg ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Sea blush (Plectritis congesta) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577578130346-AMFOSV4WA6YIHR19AILS/boy-nature-study-home-school-148.jpg ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Studying plants in a native plant garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1577578177066-9Q0J4UPYOEQP4QROABMM/bird-barred-owl-2959.jpg ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Barred owl in Big-leafed maple https://burljantzen.com/beautiful-invaders daily 0.75 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620167489748-EXQ8HQZ4VYAEEL27X6CA/Gorse_invasive_introduced_yellow_flower_spine-9196.jpg BEAUTIFUL INVADERS - Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Gorse is a problematic introduction from Europe as it colonizes disturbed sites at low elevations and forms impenetrable thickets (just ask Winnie the Pooh). It has lovely flowers and very, very nasty spines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620167489303-AG1HGA4ZZ5LR356IL6UO/Gorse_invasive_introduced_yellow_flower_spine-9201.jpg BEAUTIFUL INVADERS - Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Gorse is a problematic introduction from Europe as it colonizes disturbed sites at low elevations and forms impenetrable thickets (just ask Winnie the Pooh). It has lovely flowers and very, very nasty spines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620167490425-1U2RMKE87OSA9IIUC14G/Gorse_invasive_introduced_yellow_flower_spine-9205.jpg BEAUTIFUL INVADERS - Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Gorse is a problematic introduction from Europe as it colonizes disturbed sites at low elevations and forms impenetrable thickets (just ask Winnie the Pooh). It has lovely flowers and very, very nasty spines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba043a6697a98a428240b39/1620167491081-758W8IXYRNNEA80GQC0Y/Gorse_invasive_introduced_yellow_flower_spine-9212.jpg BEAUTIFUL INVADERS - Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Gorse is a problematic introduction from Europe as it colonizes disturbed sites at low elevations and forms impenetrable thickets (just ask Winnie the Pooh). It has lovely flowers and very, very nasty spines.