" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote:
In our previous home in North Cheshire, we never ever saw this weed. Now
living in South Cheshire and most of our flower beds (and the compost
heap) seem to be overrun with cleavers.
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You might be interested to know that the Whitethroats (Sylvia communis)
in my area build their nests entirely of dried cleavers. I have yet to find
one that isn't. An excellent building material as cleavers allows the birds
to easily build and shape their nests to their requirements.

MCT