Boring mums in a rainbow of designer colors and shapes appear every fall along with themed porch and yard décor signaling the changing of...

Soon after I started working on a post focused on invasive nandina (Nandina domestica), I went down a rabbit hole and ended up in a slightly different place after I learned about the direct impact two non-native berries have on Cedar Waxwings; one of the few birds with a diet almost exclusively consisting of berries and small fruit. Waxwings are a good example of multiple ways wildlife can be negatively influenced when invasive plants replace native plants. Cedar Waxwings des