Wild about Weeds: Garden Design with Rebel Plants

... the value of this creative book lies in highlighting a plant type - ignored because of its familiarity - and in showing crisply & clearly with excellent illustrations how the type can be harnessed as a key part of a managed garden. In sun/shade, on good/poor soil, in woodland/semi formal conditions, expert advice refreshes the idea of the traditional garden — particularly attractive is the concept of using big drifts of weed planting under trees, merging into sunlight, playing on their varying heights and flowering times. First rate. ...Patrick

Makes you think about the value and beauty of the ordinary - why have we spent so many years trying to get exotic plants to grow and banishing those that find their home in our gardens by themselves!

This book has completely changed the way that I think about weeds and plants in general. It was so good that I bought copies for my family members who are gardeners. I would definitively recommend

What a great book! Overnight I changed my attitude to plants I had always thought of as a problem purely because they had always been described as a problem. They don't have to be. I've stopped fretting about dandelions, buttercups, Celandine, and even blackberry brambles. I encourage nettles. this means a lot less work, a garden full of more wildlife, and a more relaxed attitude to living things. Please buy this book - it's a revelation. And my garden still looks fabulous.

This book sheds a new light on how what we commonly think of as weeds can actually be used to structure and characterise your garden. Jack guides the reader through why weeds can be used as key focus points of a garden, and reviews a wide range of weeds based on characteristics.