Weeds on Trial

The Verdicts Every Gardener Needs

Ruth Binney (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2019
Rydon Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-910821-27-5 (ISBN)

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A weed is simply a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time. But while no gardener wants their patch full of unwelcome invaders, even the worst weeds have their good points - they may be edible, attract bees and butterflies, have medicinal or other useful qualities, or be associated with ancient practices, myths and folklore.

This ingenious and informative new illustrated book reveals the inside stories of more than 50 common and successful weeds, including cultivated 'thugs' which gardeners plant at their peril, and presents its findings as evidence for the prosecution and defence. It then explores the ways in which the weeds are so successful, whether annual, biennial or perennial, and suggests effective ways of removing or controlling them, and for using them wisely. Where important, as with weeds such as Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam, it includes your legal obligations as a gardener to stop these most pernicious weeds from spreading. A useful reference section tells you all you need to know about weeding tools, weedkillers, composting weeds and using mulches to stop them spreading, plus specific details on weeds in lawns and ponds and weeds and the law. So whether you're worried by groundsel or ground elder, nettles or knotweed, bamboo or brambles, or would like to encourage dandelions or clovers to grow exactly where you want them, then these are the verdicts you need.

Ruth Binney has been studying the natural world for most of her life. She holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and has been involved in countless publications during her career as an editor. She is the author of many successful natural history and gardening books including Weeds on Trial 9781910821275, Flower Garden Secrets 9781910821428, The English Countryside 9781910821459 and Coasts 9781910821398. She lives in Cardiff.

WEEDS ON TRIAL
Introduction

SECTION 1: ANNUALS and BIENNIALS
Introduction
Charlock - Sinapis arvensis
Chickweed - Stellaria media
Common groundsel- Senecio vulgaris
Fat hen - Chenopodium album
Field pennycress - Thlaspi arvense
Goosegrass - Galium aparine
Hairy bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta
Hedge mustard - Sisymbrium (formerly Erysimum) officinale
Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum
Himalayan balsam - Impatiens glandulifera
Knotgrass - Polygonum aviculare
Prickly sow thistle - Sonchus asper
Red deadnettle - Lamium purpureum
Scarlet pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis
Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
Smooth sow thistle - Sonchus oleraceus
Spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare

SECTION 2: PERENNIALS
Introduction
Bramble - Rubus fruticosus
Broad-leaved dock - Rumex obtusifolius
Couch grass - Elymus repens
Creeping buttercup - Ranunculus repens
Creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense
Curled dock - Rumex crispus
Daisy - Bellis perennis
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Enchanter's nightshade - Circaea leutetiana
Field bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis
Greater bindweed - Calystegia sepium
Greater plantain - Plantago major
Ground elder - Aegopodium podagraria
Horsetail - Equisetum arvense
Japanese knotweed - Fallopia japonica
Lesser celandine - Ranunculus ficaria
Lesser hairy willowherb - Epilobium parviflorum
Lords and ladies - Arum maculatum
Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea
Red clover - Trifolium pratense
Slender speedwell - Veronica filiformis
Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica
White clover - Trifolium repens
White deadnettle - Lamium maculatum

SECTION 3: GARDEN `THUGS'
Introduction
Bamboo - Arundinaria, Phyllostachys and other types
Borage - Borago officinalis
Buddleia - Buddleja davidii
Crocosmia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Grape hyacinth - Muscari armenaicum
Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana
Ivy - Hedera helix
Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and many named varieties
Jerusalem artichoke - Helianthus tuberosus
Lemon balm - Melissa officinalis
Leyland cypress - Cuprocyparis leylandii
Mint - Mentha x piperita
Stag's horn sumach - Rhus typhinia

SECTION 4: DEALING WITH WEEDS (reference)
Introduction
Tools for weeding
Composting weeds
Mulching
Weed killers
Lawns
Weeds and the law
The weed vocabulary

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	29.03.2019
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 188 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
ISBN-10	1-910821-27-6 / 1910821276
ISBN-13	978-1-910821-27-5 / 9781910821275
Zustand	Neuware