Periwinkle is a "ground cover". It covers the ground like grass, but has a sort-of garden look as you don't usually walk on it. It forms thick mats just like grass, and keeps out most weeds. It doesn't take a lot of care.
Periwinkle is an alien plant, native to Europe. It is an invasive plant here. That means it takes over everything. It smothers out all the native plants. This close to the escarpment which is a world biosphere reserve, designated by UNESCO, isn't a good thing. They jumps into the woods and that's the end of the the native plants.
Niagara is a small area that is a Carolinian region, so it is significant to attend to its preservation.
People in Niagara have a few reactions to finding out about the impact of the periwinkle growing in their garden. Some of the gardeners have yards that back on to the escarpment. ' What would I do if it wasn't for periwinkle? " is one reaction. Another response is: "I'm not getting rid of periwinkle in my garden."
It is a lesson for us - this simple thing in our yards - periwinkle. This is something we have full control over without a lot of cost or impact to us. If we can resist this so strongly, think about our resistance to climate change problems. That got me thinking - so I went onto the climate hero site and took the climate consumer test. I found out that I am a Climate Consumer with around 9.9 tons of CO2e. The second part of the survey offers alternatives to lower your climate footprint and at the end to neutralize your carbon footprint with a financial contribution. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it was a simple as digging up some periwinkle!
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