Weeds

Weeds can be the bane of a gardener’s life, especially if they get out of hand.

Garden weeds can cause all sorts of problems, for example they might smother your chosen plants, stealing all the light water and nutrients, or harbour pests and diseases that damage those plants.

In the content in this weeds section of the website, you will find pretty comprehensive coverage about weeds, that will help you deal with the weeds in your garden.

It is worth emphasising that unless you understand what weeds are, how they thrive and why we should control weeds, you won’t ever be able to develop a very successful strategy for getting rid of weeds.

And fortunately for you, we cover all of these important topics in the articles listed below. We suggest you start with these related articles, and read them in this order:

• Part 1 – An introduction to weed control – is this the gardener’s toughest job?
• Part 2 – What are weeds?
• Part 3 – Why get rid of weeds?
• Part 4 – How weeds grow and thrive
• Part 5 – Removing weeds – the complete guide 
• Part 6 – Weeding answers
• Identification resource – Weeds of North America