Why are weeds weeds?

[Velvetee]

Why are weeds classified as weeds, as in unwanted plants?

Why don't people like things like dandelions etc in their gardens?

Why aren't they as worthy as any other garden plant?

[skyep]

Weeds are weeds as they turn up in places you don't want them to. I know what you mean though. I have some dandelions growing from my back door step & they looked nice so I left them! xxx

[monty0703]

Is it maybe because they take over and suffocate other plants and stop them from growing so well? I guess some 'weeds' are more tolerable than others. One person's weed is another's wild flower e.g. buttercups and daisies.

[ceejay123]

Plants have a place in the sheme of things and as you say weeds are just plants in the wrong place so decide yourself if you want 'em in your garden but please keep youd 'lions to yourself and don't let the seeds blow over the fence.
Too much trendy Bollox talked about weeds etc. Have a squint at the Chelsea show on telly and see how many folk exibit , knotweed, bindweed. brambles. dandelions etc etc
CJ

[shylock73]

A weed is a flower growing in the wrong place and robbing the plants of nutrients. `lions` are edible in a salad.

[jno]

a weed is a plant that you - or gardeners generally - think does things you don't want it to, such as crowding out other plants, having thorns, or being hard to eradicate when you don't want it. It depends where you are. Oxalis is a pretty little pot plant in Britain; where I came from it's infuriating stuff that spreads like crazy and takes forever to dig up. Can't believe you Brits like the stuff.

[jno]

incidentally, if eating dandelions in your salad remember their French name *********: they're diuretic.

[jno]

oh pardon my French, I'm sure. It's p!ssenlit; lit is bed.

[Lonnie]

All plants have their place, however, a weed, is (1), a plant gowing in the wrong place, or (2) an unwanted plant.

[woofgang]

actually there have been weed gardens at chelsea, not sure if there are any this year

[Lonnie]

woofgang,
Lovely to see you back on here, if indeed you are the same, if so, it was you, some years ago, that answered and my first question, (about Bees), and welcomed me to the site,
In those days, I was known as Chessman.

[woofgang]

Hi Lonnie, yes its still me, nice to see you