Smilex Vines in my gardens - Greenbrier
I first met the prickly vine growing behind my double propane gas tanks in 1972 when I bought my first house on Long Island in North Babylon. It never took over the area and quietly remains there 50 years later. And now I've discovered that I have it at my other house growing up an old Silver Maple tree. Curious that another unwelcomed plant has followed me to the home I grew up in and bought after my Mother died. So last Autumn I picked the berries and a few leaves and saved then in a small bowl. Hmmm Am I supposed to grow these? Eat them? Dried seeds and leaves found growing on my Silver Maple tree in 2021. Here I am a year later studying them after I first began studying Sarsaparilla this morning, in the Smilex family, as well. Smilax is becoming popular. Smilax is an edible wild plant. All parts of the plant are nutritious and delicious. Smilax vines in the garden can provide a unique food source while adding natural beauty. The vines are cover an...