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The great wisteria bloom begins

When you hear about 'the vine that ate the south' you probably think of Kudzu, and that's warrented. But a very close second contender is chinese wisteria.

Every year around this time of year the area i live in has an explosion of purple, it's inescapable. And while yes, we do have our own native wisteria, the native variety is shorter, taking on a more shrub-like look (it will climb though, if given the opportunity) and has some different qualities if you look closely, but they don't bloom until june-july. No, it's without a doubt, invasive wisteria eating my town.

And look, i get it, wisteria is beautiful! My god, the way the flowers gently blow in the wind, and just how elegant and sweet the plant is i really do get it, but can we stop planting invasives when a native is right there?

green colonialism is a curse.

Also, i got sunburned in the garden today. DON'T FORGET YOUR SUNSCREEN!!!!