Should invasive plants be eliminated absolutely?

Sometimes. Truly invasive plants should be totally eradicated if they threaten native species or have traits that make them a nuisance or hazardous, if at all possible. An invasive species that should be eliminated would have to be narrowly defined. read more

Removing invasive species and any other stressors and then allowing the native species to reestablish themselves is referred to as passive restoration. Your objective should be to restore the pre-invasion dynamics of the system. read more

Should you decide to use my tactics, I would recommend you find a way to block the invasive plant in question from running into a new area of the garden. The easiest way to do this might be to dig a deep and wide trench around the problem space. read more