Benjamin Brickner lays out chervil plants pulled from the roadside near his Pomfret, Vt., home to dry and die, Thursday, June 6, 2019. "I don't think I would have known any better," said Brickner, if invasive plant control contractor Mike Bald, of Royalton, had not stopped recently stopped to tell him about the invasive weed growing at the edge of the yard. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson