More than £150 million is spent trying to control Japanese knotweed in the UK annually.
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It’s a plant that is nearly impossible to obliterate, but new research reveals the best way of tackling Japanese knotweed in the most sustainable way.
Nigel Willby
Invasive species lead to loss of native plants, impede river flow and cost the nearly £2 bn a year to control. So what can be done?
Ornamental to the Victorians, scourge of modern times.
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Why home owners shouldn’t panic over knotweed on their property.
Japanese knotweed in flower.
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It’s nearly impossible to kill, so we need to start working with Japanese knotweed to control it.
Scottish beeches – the slowest invasion in history?
Angus Clyne
Beeches are ‘non-native’ to Scotland because they got there less than 7,000 years ago. No, really.