Read this letter to the editor of a local newspaper about why the writer thinks better decisions need to be made about what is planted in community gardens. The evidence given in the letter is any factual detail that backs up his or her claim that the community gardens should be cared for better. 

Dear Editor,

Community gardens should enhance our local neighborhoods and public space; however, many of our gardens look shabby and overgrown. Obviously this is because whoever planted these gardens knows nothing about horticulture. Six of the eight community gardens in Willville are planted with invasives, which are destroying the flowerbeds.

Invasives are plants that take over and choke out the other plants. While they may appear both pretty and harmless, they are the bullies of the plant world. For example, someone used vinca as an edging plant in three of the gardens. This plant should never be used as an edging plant because it fills in the bed, killing other plants.

Unless whoever is in charge plans to regularly prune back these invasive plants, better decisions need to be made about what’s planted.