Need help on figuring out what's growing in my yard.

[rootofnewt]

I've got some shrubs I can't identify. I'm just not very good with landscaping plants.

http://pics.livejournal.com/krasota/gallery/000156ka

If you can help me out at all, I'd appreciate it. You can even direct folks here if you think they can help. I can take more pictures, though probably not too many after the next hour passes. I can take more tomorrow, if necessary.

Please help!

Thanks ever so much.

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[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I've got two local plants guides at school that I could look in tomorrow, if you're willing to wait that long for an answer. I know I've seen all those plants... but theres a reason I studied microbiology :)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Feel free, but I'm relatively certain none of these are native. I'm pretty sure they're all alien plants used in landscaping.

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Conviently, the one guide I have is for that exact purpose. It is an educational field guide I picked up from the summer training I did for Bridging the Watershed. One of the units we did was on native vs. alien plants (Alien Invaders :). So the guide lists both native/nonnative and distinguishes with nonnatives are invasive. The goal of the unit is to educate students as to what plants don't belong in this area.
:)
The other, I'm not sure on, so we'll see.

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I forgot how much I suck at plant identification. Especially when its not in front of me. So, one of two things, either they aren't in my plant ID book, or more likely is that I just suck and can't ID them.
A couple of sites you might already know about, but might help with an ID
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/
http://www.vnps.org/
http://www.weedsgonewild.org/

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I'll probably take a picture and a branch down to the local Ag Ext Office. :) Thanks for trying, though!