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on dealing with common weedsStinging nettlesHedge bindweedJapanese knotweedVinca

before spraying to bruise and crush them, which will allow the herbicide to enter the plant and be taken down to the roots. undisturbed ground, cracks in paving, walls, waste groundspring, summer, autumnMore advice on removing weedsMind your own businessStinging

in Hampshire. Everything was looking somewhat overgrown, after my 10 days away. It was amazing how many weeds had emerged. Three of us have just spent hours weeding, mowing and sorting, and my hands are still buzzing from the nettle stings, despite the chunky

scented blooms from May-September.LavenderThe stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, is one of the most important native wildlife plants in the UK. It supports more than 40 species of insect, including larvae of the small tortoiseshell and peacock butterflies.Nettles

- all of which are rich in nectar, and are particularly attractive to hoverflies and lacewings whose larvae, in turn, eat aphids.Stinging nettles are essential food for the caterpillars of butterflies such as red admirals, tortoiseshells and peacocks