I bought property several years ago, and have been slowing learning about and battling invasive plants (as well as the well-loved native poison ivy, and a few others).

Between the multiflora rose, tree of heaven, mile-a-minute, honeysuckle bushes, johnson grass, thisle, and now wine berry, I am asking myself what the heck was the previous owner doing - trying to grow all this stuff?

The worst part of trying to make an effort to control many of these plants is that it's a long term effort. It will take me several years just to get the honeysuckle under control. I feel like buying stock in whoever makes roundup, they'll be getting a lot of business from me over the coming years.

Am I the only person who is overrun with non-native plants?