Simple Gifts Gardeners and South Wake Conservationists joined forces today to remove all the wisteria that has been forming a thicket and choking the trees next to the garden. This was a force to reckon with, and the wisteria didn’t stand a chance! Vines as thick as 3 inches were literally strangling these towering trees and even left deep, indelible scars once removed. The result is a nice patch of forest, free of invasives and ready for adding some new, native plants as understory. Many thanks to all who came out today!