In message , Sacha
writes
On 5/6/07 13:02, in article ,
"Gregoire Kretz" wrote:

Les Hemmings wrote:

George.com wrote:

Things I may recommend include seeding their nice new 'perfect'
instant garden with an invasive weed such as thistle, dandelion or
wandering jew. Arrange a manner of dispensing the seed to the most
appropriate place in their garden without them suspecting you.

That would be difficult.
In any case Robert will be doing this without lifting a finger: once all
the weeds have grown back they'll be seeding to the winds...

The problem with that is that Mr & Mrs Tidy could complain to the local
council and start a real neighbourhood war going. I imagine that
caterpillars are happy to feed on nettles that have had their seeding heads
cut off?


Unfortunately they appear to have done something other than simply
cutting back the nettles. The two larger remaining stands of nettles
leaves are noticeably shrivelling and going dark grey/black. I am not
sure if this is the result of a contact weedkiller or a flame gun. I am
hoping that it was a flame gun as the thought of someone just spraying
weedkiller around is just not on.

--
Robert