Nasty Vine

I think the Nasty Vine may be "mile-a-minute" weed, an invader! It has really nasty spines, shiny leaves, and grows right up into, and around, the native trees. If you get lucky, you can pull forty or fifty feet of the stuff down in one go. If you're not lucky, it snaps, leaving it to die and go brown and ugly way out of reach. It's fun seeing the landscape appear to change, though, as you remove it piece-by-piece.

I guess it will be on the list of things to do in the garden every year from now on!