Thistle do nicely! Far from being a thorn in your side, thistles possess a dramatic beauty that every garden can benefit from, says Monty Don; GARDENING.(Features)

The Daily Mail (London, England) | June 27, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: MONTY DON

It can be hard to see a thistle as anything other than a painful weed, and they are all being topped right now by farmers as part of the constant attempt to eradicate them from fields. The gardener can learn from agriculture in this. If you want to get rid of them, then cutting them just as they flower will do much to weaken them. But do this too early, and they will return with vigour; let them seed, and you are guaranteed more plants than ever next year. The old rhyme is, 'Cut thistles in May, they'll grow in a day/Cut them in June, that is too ...

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