Wellington, Somerset: We pull it up for hours but eventually retreat, beaten by this invasive, fast proliferating weed It’s mid-September and the Himalayan balsam is on the march. A band of volunteers ...

Every spring and summer I see beautiful, pendulous orange orbs hanging from my hedges. At first I was curious about a new plant. Then as a Miami resident who has regretted letting invasive plants grow ...

A TYPE of weed which destroys other plants is on the rise – but anyone planting it faces a £5,000 fine or even two years in prison. The pest named Himalayan balsam is invading – and experts warn it ...

West Cumbria Rivers Trust is calling on communities to join in the effort to control the fast-spreading invasive Himalayan ...

Garden enthusiasts are currently being urged to carry out an autumn clear-out to rid their green spaces of any invasive plant species. If left unchecked, these invasive plants can cause chaos in your ...

Gardeners are currently being advised to undertake an autumn purge to rid their gardens of any invasive plant species. If left unchecked, invasive plants can wreak havoc on your garden in the coming ...

Cumbria is latest county to raise SOS as plant causes erosion and smothers other flowers Himalayan balsam’s attractive exterior masks a deadly intent. Don’t be fooled by its soothing name, pink ...

Volunteers across Britain are racing to use a three-week window to stem the invasion of a plant which threatens to take over vast tracts of the countryside. Teams of workers are pulling up 'jungles' ...

A BEEKEEPER is appealing to balsam pullers to clean up after themselves and stop dumping the plants in the road. Himalayan Balsam is an alien plant, brought to the UK in the 1839 by travellers who ...

An alien plant, so bothersome that Royal Marines have been called in to try to eradicate it, and so persistent that a top laboratory is working on a biological “secret weapon” to defeat it, has been ...