Maybe your next therapist shouldn’t be a therapist
WASHINGTON GARDENER
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that are tough to grow in or maintain. Rocky, steep, or inaccessible portions of your yard are best turned over to a colony of plants that can cover these spots and do so beautifully. Difficult areas might include narrow strips and between large items such as cable boxes – tight spaces make access for easy weeding and maintenance an issue – mowers may not fit. A small groundcover can be tucked in almost anywhere; low-growing sedums are especially useful for this. Around thorny plants is another space where weeding and main- tenance can be a headache. If you love roses, do yourself a favor and plant a green carpet of creeping rosemary under them. Groundcovers also serve to soften the edges of steps and hardscap- ing. They can also denote changes in elevation in the landscape with different textures or colors calling attention to changes in grade there - by making the yard safer to enjoy. Invasive plants can be kept in check by using the right groundcovers. Epimedium is one that I have found holds its ground and even swal- lows up English ivy and Japanese honeysuckle runners. Aggressive vs Invasive Groundcover plants are by definition those that grow relatively quickly and spread out over the soil. In some cases, they can out-com- pete other plants and this makes them ideal for blocking out weeds and creating the pleasing appearance of a solid, filled-out area of healthy growth. These same traits that make them great groundcovers can also be troublesome when combined in mixed border plantings with other, less-vigorous specimens. As a result, you may hear them referred to as “garden thugs”, rampant, invasive, or aggressive. In garden catalog marketing, the more polite term is “fast-spreader”. You may also see these plants called “stoloniferous” or said to “spread readily through rhizomes.” That is, they propagate themselves by underground root runners. The terms “aggressive” and “invasive” are often used interchange- ably when referring to certain plants. They are not synonyms and should not be used carelessly. An aggressive plant is any fast-growing plant. (It can also refer to one that readily self-sows itself about via seed dispersal.) An invasive plant may be aggressive as well, but this term should only be applied to those plants that have been identified by horticultural authorities and dangerous, exotic (nonnative) plants that may negatively impact a local ecosystem. One plant may be invasive in a certain growing area and may be perfectly well-behaved in another region. I recommend using the list of invasive plants created by the USDA National Invasive Species In - formation Center as the authority to determine a plant’s invasive sta - tus in the North American continent. This article was excerpted from Kathy Jentz’s new book, Ground- cover Revolution. Special Offer for Pathways Readers! Get a 30% discount when you order Groundcover Revolution from Quarto.com and enter the code GARDENING30 at check out ! Kathy is editor/publisher of Washington Gardener magazine. She is also the host of the popular GardenDC Podcast. All photos by Kathy Jentz. Washington Gardener magazine is the gardening publication published spe - cifically for the local metro area — zones 6-7 — Washington DC and its suburbs. The magazine is written entirely by local area gardeners. They have real-world knowledge and practical advice. They share their thoughts on what to plant in deep shade, how to cover bare spots, which annuals work best throughout the humid DC summers, and much more. The magazine is published monthly online and includes timely information such as a local garden events calendar and gardening to-do list for that month. A year-long digital subscription is $20.00. To subscribe to the magazine: Send a check/money order for $20.00 payable to “Washington Gardener” magazine to: Washington Gardener, 826 Philadelphia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 OR to pay via Paypal/credit card click on the “ subscribe ” link at www.Washington - Gardener.com .
Eric Weinstein It’s Not Therapy (It’s Problem Solving)
Did you know that: • Licensed therapists are limited to certain approaches by “standards of care” that leave out a number of highly effective healing modalities? • Even if you’re paying out-of-pocket for your sessions, your therapist might be unable to use anything “different” because of insurance company requirements and state regulations? I’m not a therapist, but I always have therapists among my clients. They come to me for: • the most ancient healing modality (shamanic healing) • proven, but less conventional modalities (hypnosis/ NLP and Eye Movement Integration [similar to EMDR, but gentler]) • the most exciting new energy modalities (Energy Psychology, such as EFT or “tapping” on meridian points, biofield work, and chakra manipulation) • intriguing coaching modalities (including Motivational Interviewing, True Purpose coaching, and Archetypal coaching) And they come for all the same problems they’ve seen one of their more conventional colleagues for – as well as problems of a spiritual/energetic nature. So, whether you’re struggling with the newer stresses of the pandemic or with older issues that keep you from being who you want to be, call to find out how I can help.
Have questions or want to set a video appointment? Call 703-288-0400 or email eric@its-not-therapy.com Serving local and long-distance clients from Annapolis MD
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