Some people have asked why stinging nettles aren't in my book Wild about Weeds and the answer is: 1) It's celebrated right at the beginning on the contents page and also in the edible weeds list at the back. 2) I didn't want to include it as a 'weed to avoid' because, although it's hard| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
My book Wild about Weeds looks at the wildlife value of many weeds I feel are some of the most beautiful, concentrating on how to integrate these wild flower wonders into stylish gardens - it's a design book. Readers have asked me a lot about the best local plants labelled weeds for wildlife, which I| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
I love lots of plants people call weeds (see my book) but there are some plants that can be problematic in gardens and worth removing, such as ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria. Ground elder is a beautiful plant, with attractive green leaves and white umbels of flower that look like short cow parsley in early summer.| Jack Wallington | Nature & Gardens | nature, landscape and garden design in H...
