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Our resident meteorologist and avid gardener Dave Epstein breaks down what invasive species mean in the plant world, and how they can impact and wreak havoc on your garden and the entire local ecosystem.

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Invasion of the Invasive Plants

The Wake Up

More episodes from "The Wake Up"

At Bat: Cricket

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Bee-

Biking Along the Connecticut River

Gen Z Voters Watch the Presidential Debate

Empty Backpacks on the Common

Can Generative AI Help Treat Dyslexia?

Wake Up Well: Back To School Brain

Back to School

Happy Birthday, Boston

How Debt Mills Take Over the 'People's Court'