A common way invasive species spread is through gardening activities such as when gardeners unknowingly purchase or transplant invasive plants that then “escape” into natural areas, or when insects “hitchhike” on plants or in soil and compost.

Plant Wise is a national program that helps gardeners and the (ornamental) horticulture industry to understand which plants are invasive and harmful to our communities and to make ‘Plant Wise’ choices.

What is Plant Wise?

How To Be Plant Wise

Select native plants that will grow well in your garden conditions

Inspect purchased or transplanted plants, soil, and compost for “hitchhikers” like insects, worms, and egg masses

Purchase locally grown plants and seed mixes that are properly labelled

Dispose of invasive plant, seeds, and yard waste responsibly (i.e. bag and landfill)

Learn how to remove and dispose of invasive plants in your garden using species-appropriate methods (ex: hand pulling, digging, tarping)

Encourage local nurseries and gardening clubs to promote and sell more native plants and to include scientific names on labels

Grow Me Instead Guide for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Gardens and yards are extensions of our local ecosystems and they represent incredible opportunities to help restore an area’s biodiversity. What we plant in them has an impact on the surrounding natural areas; in fact, many of today’s most damaging invasive plants were first brought to North America for ornamental purposes.

Grow Me Instead is a component of the Plant Wise program that focuses on increasing awareness about invasive horticultural plants and providing native alternatives.

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  • Number of pages: 60

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    • Width: 6 inches

    • Height: 9 inches

  • Binding: coil bound

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