Invasive Weeds A to Z

Our well-structured Weed research gives you a complete insight into each weed.
From their identity, seasonal changes, how to remove them and management control. Everything you need to know in one location so you can act fast.

KILL THE  WEEDS NOT YOUR PLANTS!

Most Common Types of Weeds within Your Garden

This is our comprehensive A to Z of the most common types of weeds found within your garden.

Also includes mainly plants commonly mistaken for the various types of knotweed such as Japanese knotweed.
Some of these are Bamboo, Bindweed, Bracken, Broadleaf Dock, Chinese Knotweed, Russian Vine and several more.

Bamboo stems similar to Japanese Knotweed
Bamboo
Field Bindweed can easily be mistaken for Japanese Knotweed
Bindweed
Bracken - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Bracken
Brambles - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Brambles
Plants mistaken for Japanese knotweed include Broadleaf Dock with its similar clumping of leaves
Broadleaf Dock
Bull thistle about to flower and seed
Bull Thistle
Chickweed - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Chickweed
Chinese knotweed (persicaria Chinensis) leaves and flower
Chinese Knotweed
Clover - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Clover
Common Dogwood - an Ultimate In-Depth Guide for this weed
Common Dogwood
Common Elder - an Ultimate In-Depth Guide for this weed
Common Elder
Creeping Buttercup - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Creeping Buttercup
Thistle - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Creeping Thistle
Dandelion - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Dandelions
Fat Hen - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Fat Hen
Garden ferns can be classed as a weed
Ferns
Growing only a few feet off the ground it can cover a large area and become the dominate plant
Field Horsetail
Hogweed - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Giant Hogweed
Giant knotweed, also part of the Fallopia japonica family and not too dissimilar to Japanese knotweed
Giant Knotweed
Ground Elder - an Ultimate In-Depth Guide for this weed
Ground Elder
Flowers of hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed
Himalayan Balsam - an Ultimate In-Depth Guide for this weed
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Honeysuckle - an Ultimate In-Depth Guide for this weed
Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan knotweed flower stalks
Himalayan Knotweed
Plants mistaken for Japanese knotweed include Houttuynia with its similar big heart-shaped leaves
Houttuynia Cordata
Ivy - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Ivy
Invasive plant Japanese knotweed is now widespread and near damn impossible to remove
Japanese Knotweed
Ragwort - an ultimate in-depth guide to this weed
Ragwort
Russian Vine can be mistaken for Japanese Knotweed
Russian Vine
Stinging nettles in summer
Stinging Nettles

More Information on the Various Types of Weeds within Your Garden

We are always researching more types of weeds commonly associated with our gardens and how best to remove them successfully. Remember to click back and check out our articles as we add more methods to eradicate weeds for each of the plants listed above.