Putting a tarpaulin over a mass of DSV plants in the gully above the pond opened up an area for planting milkweeds. Both Common and Swamp Milkweeds thrived there this summer and other species, like Figwort, Horseweed, Catnip, and Black Nightshade, also appeared. We decided to try to build on that success and cover another area full of DSV and Comfrey. It will take more than a year to kill these invasives, but the wait will be worth it if we can replace them with native wildflowers. In the photo, Catherine (left) and Melanie (right).