Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show
15th June 2018Phlorum’s first time at the Chelsea Flower Show was quite a baptism of fire. The enormity of the show and the sheer volume of punters … View the full post
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Category Archives: Invasive Weeds
Waistell v Network Rail: Phlorum’s expert role in landmark Japanese knotweed legal case
15th February 2017Phlorum, working with specialist knotweed litigators Charles Lyndon Ltd, recently provided expert witness services for a claimant in South Wales who was suing Network Rail … View the full post
How to Kill Japanese Knotweed
22nd July 2016Doing it Yourself Japanese knotweed is a common enough problem so why not try to kill it yourself? Many people do, and some of them … View the full post
Brexit would legalise Japanese knotweed sabotage
1st April 2016[UPDATE] *****APRIL FOOL!!!***** The UK’s exit from the EU would allow garden centres and plant nurseries to sell Japanese knotweed and other troublesome non-native invasive … View the full post
Japanese knotweed has incredible pollution busting potential!
1st April 2015***[UPDATE – April Fool! Did we catch you out?]*** Scientists at South Bedfordshire University in Dunstable have discovered the surprising ability of Japanese knotweed (Fallopia … View the full post
RICS Article on Japanese Knotweed: Countering Invasion
17th July 2014The latest issue of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Property Journal includes an article by Phlorum’s Dr Paul Beckett on Invasive Non Native … View the full post
Japanese Knotweed control news – April 2014
8th April 2014Hardly a month goes by without Japanese Knotweed control being in the news. It’s headline-grabbing stuff with its invasive nature, impressive persistence and horribly destructive … View the full post
Japanese knotweed added to Kentucky’s Invasive Herbaceous Species list
28th March 2014In the state of Kentucky in the United States, dual bills have increased the listed number of noxious weeds and invasive herbaceous plant species. The … View the full post
Top 10 Invasive Non-Native Species
25th February 2014Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) was introduced to the UK by the Victorians. It has now spread across the country to be found in isolated stands … View the full post
Can you help stop the spread of Japanese knotweed?
20th February 2014The Yorkshire Invasive Species Forum is asking for volunteers to spot Japanese knotweed in the catchment areas of the River Aire and the River Calder … View the full post
