Creeping bellflower crowds out native plants, spreads quickly and is hard to kill. As Julie Ann Wegscheid has seen creeping bellflower proliferate in neighbors’ yards, the master gardener is trying to raise awareness in hopes that others will join her fight against the hard-to-kill plant’s spread. Getting rid of creeping bellflower is not easy. Laura Irish-Hanson, a University of Minnesota Extension horticulture educator, urged Minnesotans to remove the plants’ flowers so they can’t go to seed. She suggests snapping stems off below the flowers, holding a bag underneath to catch any seeds and the stems themselves. If your trash hauler allows it, tie up the bag and throw it in the trash. Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting by Greta Kaul. Photos by Aaron Lavinsky @adlavinsky and Renee Jones Schneider @reneejonesschneider #minnesota #twincities #gardening #creepingbellflower #bellflower #stpaul #greenthumb