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Monty Don explains the benefits of hand weeding, demonstrating how to keep unwanted weeds at bay.all year round, particularly springMore advice on dealing with weedsHow to hoe effectivelyMaintaining a healthy lawnDealing with brambles

How to solve gardening problemsDeal with problems that affect ornamental treesAdvice on dealing with problems on rosesMethods of controlling garden weedsPlant profiles of Prunus species

paving, dandelions, plantains and weedy grasses don't. Left to their own devices, weeds growing in paths will quickly become established. There are a number of methods for keeping your paths and paving looking good:Always deal with weeds before they have

Yellow sorrel, Oxalis corniculata, is a low, creeping weed that will happily grow anywhere - it's as happy in the bone-dry cracks in paving as it is in the damp garden and around the tops of containers. Although small, it's tricky to pull out

and replace the affected turf in order to deal with it effectively.In lawns, use a weedkiller such as a 2, 4-D-based herbicide to remove self-heal. Apply in cool, moist, calm conditions when there is least risk of accidentally damaging nearby garden plants

as soon as it appears. It's armed with extremely sharp stems from tip to ground, so don't tackle it without a sturdy pair of gloves. Creeping thistle is a rampant weed that's spread via wind-blown seeds, as well as roots that can grow 6-12m per year

on dealing with common weedsStinging nettlesHedge bindweedJapanese knotweedVinca

to deal with a large area of weeds is to use it for a year to get yourself started. But don't leave it there for any longer or you'll end up with the same problem a few years down the line.I've now almost got rid of the carpet at the far end, and I've been

, but particularly in lawnsspring to autumnMore lawn care adviceImproving your lawn video projectHow to Mowing a lawnDealing with fungi in lawnsRemoving greater plantain weeds

an inordinate amount of weeds, there has also been a decent amount of grass clippings from around the plot, plus a good deal of lush spent plants and plant tops (including a few failures I must admit), so my layering is much improved. I even have a few fallen