War of the weeds! Row over wild gardens at RHS flower shows

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The Royal Horticultural Society is at loggerheads with one of its most prestigious experts over weeds, after he lambasted the charity for celebrating them at its flower shows.

In a bid to be eco-friendly, the RHS has been giving awards to gardens featuring native wild plants at its annual flower shows, including Hampton Court and Tatton Park.

It is expected that gardeners with ‘messy’ displays containing weeds such as stinging nettles will be lauded for their eco credentials at the Chelsea Flower Show later this month.

But Charles Quest-Ritson, author of The RHS Gardener’s Year Book, has said this is ‘disgraceful’.

He said: ‘Something is going seriously wrong when the RHS gives a

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