Instead of getting rid of a patch of dandelions and old man’s beard, let weeds be your new prized friends.
This is the advice of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) which has begun a move to rebrand them as “resilient plants”.
Four of the twelve show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show next month will also feature plants traditionally seen as a hallmark of a badly tended garden, including brambles, thistles and knapweed.
