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Re: One Man's Weed...:)

> I wonder Nick, are there natural mechanisms that keep these plants in
> check in England?  Or are huge stands of English ivy and hedge bindweed
> considered just a natural part of the landscape?  

English ivy (Hedera helix) is abundant in England. I can't think of any 
natural process that keeps it in check, apart from reaching the spatial
limits of suitable habitat. Hedge bindweed is also very common, but 
probably not tolerant of such a broad spectrum of habitats.

I wonder if the dread Bermuda buttercup, Oxalis pes-caprae, is such a thug 
at home in S. Africa? (i.e. in it's original natural habitat, not in 
cultivated land there). Anyone know?

Nick.
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