That “pollinator seed mix” might be planting a problem.
A University of Washington study grew out 19 wildflower seed packets and found something wild: Every single packet contained invasive species. Not one or two bad mixes. All 19.
Some had 3 invasive species. Some had 13. Eight contained plants considered noxious weeds in at least one state. A third of the packets didn’t list contents at all. And only 5 accurately listed what was inside.
The most common species? Bachelor’s button. Pretty? Sure. But absolutely harmful. It can spread into native grasslands and crowd out the plants local insects actually evolved to use.
That’s the trap.
People buy “wildflower” mixes because they want to help bees and butterflies. But vague seed packets can introduce aggressive nonnative plants that make the problem worse.
Better move: Buy region-specific native seed mixes. Use local native plant nurseries. Check with your state native plant society. Look for packets that list every species by name.
⭕️ Israel Day Parade 2026: Let's summarize:
Proud Jews are marching without rioting.
Both the US and Israeli flags are waved proudly.
Highest security ever, "thanks to the haters."
We are American Jews, and we are not just proud Americans but proud of our Jewish state.
Am Yisrael Chai, and G-D bless the USA 🇮🇱🇺🇸
"What’s most incredible is not that Platner would attempt to spin something that is obviously disqualifying. It’s that the leaders of his party are accepting that spin." -- @mikenelson586:
https://t.co/bmqXgCvFAm
The videos posted by Iranians from inside of Iran after internet was restored deserve to be seen
Many of these people who marched for freedom and democracy never returned home that night
Spoke with Canadian FM @AnitaAnandMP.
I described the sole aim of the extremist, anti-Israel flotilla activists: provocation at the service of Hamas. Just look at the what they did afterwards in Spain, Greece and Austria.
Israel will continue to act in full accordance with international law and will not permit any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.
I also highlighted the horrific antisemitic wave in Canada - an average of 19 incidents a day. The Canadian government must take steps against antisemitic incitement and attacks.
In Toronto, a young Jewish girl named Esther has been missing for over a week. To make matters worse, people have been ripping down posters about her disappearance, just like they did with the hostage posters after 10/7—one of the more appalling things I've ever seen in my life.
A Seattle judge said
we couldn't show the faces of
the 33 Antifa & anti-Israel radicals
who caused over $1 million in damage
to the brand new engineering building at UW in May.
So here are their faces & names:
Tayler Hart
Max Rulff
Zachary Wallaced-Wells
Jade Wu,
Jessica Schutz
Luisa Ortega Subdiaz
Ginger Newberry
Kimaya Mahajan
Gina Liu
Lea Keating
Akira Junyaprusert
Anna Hattle
Julia Fraczek
Cade Jackson
Jonas Piper
Ty Park
Lucy Zern
Tasbeet Iman
Ricardo Colon-Galvez
Roberta Collison
Ella Tunduwani
Zainab Chattha
Riley Centerwall
Catherine Brown
Brett Anton
Claire Berger
Yasmin Ahmed
Yafate Yared
Geneveve Konijisky
Finn Brown
Bailey Keen
Lucas Nichols-Mcauslan and Sam Sueoka.
It was all a matter of public record
long before the judge made the ruling.
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