The forest behind our house has turned into a horror movie, starring an armada of non-native invasive weeds. Their evil, ...

Gardening experts are warning homebuyers to keep their eyes peeled for the sneaky Japanese knotweed, which becomes especially ...

Knotweed can grow at a rate of 10cm per day in the summer Back in the nineteenth century, when Victorian engineers were designing the latest in transport technology, Japanese knotweed sounded like ...

Some gardeners may be unaware of the invasive plants lurking in their outdoor spaces that could cause havoc later in the year ...

The world's largest field trial on the control of Japanese knotweed, conducted in Wales, has found that eradicating the plant is not possible. Researchers from Swansea University have carried out ...

A gardening expert has warned green-fingered Brits about invasive species that could wreak havoc in their gardens, spreading as rapidly as the notorious Japanese knotweed. A variety of non-native ...

Japanese knotweed, a terrestrial herbaceous plant that is in the Polygonaceae family, invades along rivers, streams, roads, and in disturbed areas or where dumped. It prefers full sun and rich soils ...

With the summer growing season now over, Environet has revealed the areas worst impacted by Japanese knotweed. Worcester has been hit the worst by Japanese knotweed, with 128 incidences in 2024.

Key characteristics of this invasive species include: grows to be 12 feet tall with hollow stems resembling bamboo has broad heart-shaped to spade-shaped leaves that are larger than your hand, and ...

The authority's new Invasive Non-Native Policy outlines how it intends to deal with invasive species moving forward, including plants such as Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam which are known ...