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without feeling guilty. I can't wait for my first nettle soup of 2011, perhaps accompanied by a wild salad of hairy bittercress, orache, fat hen and clover.If you're waging a war on garden weeds, why not view them in a different light and start eating them

magnet for bumblebees.There are a few green manures to sow now, suitable for a range of soil types:1. Grazing rye (Secale cereale) improves soil structure. Sow from August to November and dig in the following spring.2. Winter field bean (Vicia faba

I'm not one for manicured lawns. I think lawn weeds are pretty. I'd really like clumps of bird's foot trefoil, dandelions, daisies, creeping buttercup and self-heal growing among the grass in my garden. In fact, I've just planted some clover

In 1985, Chris Baines created the first ever wildlife garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Apparently it caused quite a stir - wildflowers in those days were often dismissed as 'weeds' - and his medal was mistakenly inscribed "Chris Baines, for a

. Foxglove14. Heather15. Honeysuckle16. Lavender17. Poppy18. Pussy willow19. Raspberry20. Red Campion21. Rosemary22. Scabious23. Sea Holly24. Sunflower25. Teasel26. Thistles27. Viper's bugloss28. WisteriaI'm growing 21 of the above plants in my garden

stubbing - I couldn't move my foot. Comforting myself with the knowledge that most people who think they've broken a toe actually haven't, I cycled the 15 miles home and had a bath.The next morning my foot was so swollen I couldn't walk. I managed to drag

that are big and stringy, remove these too to keep the crop coming. There will be plenty of time for saving seed later.Keep containers weed free, as weeds can compete with crops for water and nutrients and block light to developing fruit. Remove dead or dying

the absence of humans, another is areas of long grass, which provide shelter and breeding opportunities. Bare earth and piles of rubble provide warm spots for insects to bask and burrow, while 'weeds' (many of which are native larval food plants

are compacted mud, inconsequential rye grass and very common weeds in tree pits. What’s added" he said, "is more likely to be wildlife friendly.”Tulips are not more wildlife friendly than ivy.I went down to the site, where the ivy had been left on the pavement

of hyacinths; Adam is firmly sat on the fence and only dislikes "weeds", while Anne hates coleus, particularly in bedding displays. Are any bedding displays really nice, though? Do people actually like begonias, marigolds and impatiens or is it only municipal