<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738"><span>All:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12784">I am working with a client who has large stands of bush honeysuckle on a slope within their property, which they hope to remove in the fall. We've heard about allelopathy in shrub honeysuckle and are wondering how this will affect new plants. Does anyone have experience with this? Will the substance persist in the soil after the plants are removed? They intend to re-plant with native shrubs. If new shrubs are planted soon after the honeysuckle is removed, are the new plants at risk?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span>Also, while the new plants are growing and filling in, they are considering planting bare areas with rye grass to hold the soil. Has anyone used this technique, and if so, do you have any pointers about it? Any recommendations for alternatives to hold the soil?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span>Thank you so much for any information you can share.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span>Best,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12738" dir="ltr"><span>Toni Bailey</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12737"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12720"><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12736"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Toni Bailey</font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12735"><b style="font-family:Consolas;font-size:10.5pt;line-height:1.22;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12734"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12733"><font color="green" size="5" face="Pristina" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12732"><span style="font-size:18pt;" class="yui_3_2_0_2_136750578371693" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12731">Gracefully Green, LLC</span></font></b></b><br></div><div style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12719"><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12730"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12729"><span style="font-size:10pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12728">Sustainable Landscape Specialists</span></font><font color="navy"></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12727"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12726"><span style="font-size:10pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12725">Silver Spring, Maryland 20910</span></font><font color="navy"></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12724"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10pt;">voice: 301-279-0234</span></font><font color="navy"></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12723"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10pt;">fax: 301-279-0134</span></font><font color="navy"></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12722"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12928"><span style="font-size:10pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12927"><a rel="nofollow" title="blocked::http://www.gracefullygreen.com/" target="_blank" href="http://www.gracefullygreen.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12926">www.gracefullygreen.com</a></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12721"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1435931322088_12718"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div></div></div></div></body></html>