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2003-Nettles.Pdf Thanks also to Mick Sharpe of CONE for his help in compiling information and guidance in the completion of this exhibit. this of completion the in guidance and information compiling in help his for CONE of Sharpe Mick to also Thanks on the display. Thanks also go to Travis Perkins Landscape Centre, Chelmsford for the loan of materials used on the exhibit. the on used materials of loan the for Chelmsford Centre, Landscape Perkins Travis to go also Thanks display. the on Special thanks to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for helping supply some of the more unusual Urticaceae family members family Urticaceae unusual more the of some supply helping for Kew, Gardens, Botanic Royal the to thanks Special postgraduate study. postgraduate The Stinging Nettle Stinging The http://www.nettles.org.uk/ to: go information more For A E Housman (1859 - 1936) - (1859 Housman E A pursue undergraduate and undergraduate pursue Remember that 21 – 30 May is National Be Nice To Nettles Week. Nettles To Nice Be National is May 30 – 21 that Remember changers and those wishing to wishing those and changers and touch it and it stings.” it and it touch and www.writtle.ac.uk o collaes career leavers, school for Minicom: 01245 424254 01245 Minicom: above the courts of Kings, of courts the above full-time and part-time courses part-time and full-time Fax: 01245 420456 01245 Fax: For more information please go to go please information more For it peoples towns, and towers and towns, peoples it The College offers a range of of range a offers College The Tel: 01245 424200 01245 Tel: blow east, blow west, it springs; it west, blow east, blow animal science and design. and science animal over 100 years. 100 over Essex. CM1 3RR. CM1 Essex. conservation, equine studies, equine conservation, that thrives, come sun, come showers; come sun, come thrives, that industries and organisations for organisations and industries aaeet environmental management, Chelmsford, the leaf that hurts the hand. hand. the hurts that leaf the leaders in the land-based the in leaders ors n pr,business sport, and tourism Writtle College, Writtle College has been producing been has College the thronger of the land, the of thronger the otclue giutr,leisure, agriculture, horticulture, Contact details: Contact Writtle offers courses in courses offers Writtle salse n19,Writtle 1893, in Established the numberless, the lonely, the numberless, the will still be found to stand: to found be still will Writtle College Writtle The stinging nettle only nettle stinging The “ FRIEND OR FOE? OR FRIEND The Nettle The (For the benefit of non-Scots, Coo or cowe and stoo just mean to cut it well back). well it cut to mean just stoo and cowe or Coo non-Scots, of benefit the (For stoo it when the day daws, coo the nettle early.” nettle the coo daws, day the when it stoo coo it by the auld wa’s, coo it where the sun ne’er fa’s ne’er sun the where it coo wa’s, auld the by it coo CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW EXHIBIT 2003 EXHIBIT SHOW FLOWER CHELSEA stoo it ere it’s in the bloom, coo the nettle early nettle the coo bloom, the in it’s ere it stoo coo it laich, coo it sune, coo it in the month o’ June o’ month the in it coo sune, it coo laich, it coo a partner institution of the University of Essex of University the of institution partner a gin ye be for lang kail coo the nettle early nettle the coo kail lang for be ye gin Writtle COLLEGE “gin ye be for lang kail coo the nettle, stoo the nettle the stoo nettle, the coo kail lang for be ye “gin OLD SCOTS RHYME SCOTS OLD Nettles and Biodiversity The NettleFRIEND OR FOE? Nettles - one of our commonest colonizes these areas and makes a The stinging nettle is arguably Nettles stimulate the growth of native plants - are often portrayed home for itself, literally in our one of the most important many plants in their Nettles Growing in a as a ‘villain of the countryside’. own backyard. Being difficult to native plants for wildlife in the neighbourhood and old nettle Shady Spot But are they really the natural ignore, many people would UK, supporting over 40 species of beds are a perfect place to plant a Even a modest sized garden will nuisance that they are portrayed happily have the nettle insect including some of our new fruit tree giving it a good have an odd corner that could as? Many of you may agree with eradicated, seeing no benefit from most colourful butterflies. start early in its life. Try growing easily accommodate a nettle patch. The stinging nettle – W. Keeble Martin who described it its continued co-existence with Strangely enough, it is the clumps of nettles between currant Urtica dioica. in The Concise British Flora in humanity. This view, however, was presence of the stings that has bushes. If you keep cutting off the Colour as being “too common”. not one that was shared by our allowed this relationship with heads they will not spread but Also known as: That sudden, sharp, stinging pain ancestors that had many uses for numerous insect species to they will attract a hoard of followed quickly by a swollen rash this remarkable plant. develop. The stings are so beneficial predators that will help CHINESE NETTLE is often one of the less pleasurable effective that few grazers - with to control pests in the fruit patch The nettle is, in fact, a plant that COMMON NETTLE - although lamentably common - the exception of goats and as well as providing a rich source still finds many uses in the 21st COMMON STINGING NETTLE experiences of the British summer. hungry sheep - will touch nettles of compost and plant food. Century. Whilst this may seem a GREAT NETTLE when the stings are active. Ironically, this fearsome plant is strange idea to some of you now, GREAT STINGING NETTLE Insects on the other hand, can Nettles play a very important an example of a species that has read on and find out just why HOKEY-POKEY move between the stings with role for wildlife throughout the prospered, chiefly through this plant deserves our respect whole growing season. Some DEVIL’S PLAYTHING impunity whilst benefiting from Small Tortoiseshell humankind’s activities. Far from and admiration. It is a plant that insect species - such as the JINNY NETTLE this rich food source – safe from Butterflies such as this small being restricted to rural locations, offers more than meets the eye. nettle weevil - live only in the tortoiseshell depend upon nettles as HSIEH-TZU-TS’AO the risk of being eaten by a food for their caterpillars. the nettle has followed human nettle patch. Patches must be big STOR NÆLDE passing cow for instance. activities right into the heart of enough to support any sort of ORTIE DIOIQUE our cities. Nettles naturally prefer The new growth provides food diversity – three to four square GROßE BRENNESSEL fertile, muddy, slightly disturbed for over wintering aphids that, in metres is a basic minimum – but ORTICA COMMUNE ground that is rich in organic turn, are an early food source for many gardens could easily STORNESLE matter and phosphates, such as predatory insects such as support this sort of space. BRENNESJLE may be found in woodland glades ladybirds and agile bird species Try combining features such as BRENNETO or by riversides. Human activities like blue tits. Later in the spring, log piles with the nettle bed. It BRENNHUTTU frequently result in such growing small tortoiseshell and peacock will ensure that the occupants of Logpile NØSLE conditions in fields, roadsides and butterfly larvae can often be the log pile go undisturbed Combining a log pile and a nettle NJÅSJLE indeed our gardens. The nettle of seen feeding in large groups throughout the summer period patch provides valuable cover and ORTIGA MAYOR course, finding these conditions hidden in silken tents at the top and provide valuable cover for an food for a wide range of species. much to its liking, quickly of the stems. even wider range of species. Thanks also to Mick Sharpe of CONE for his help in compiling information and guidance in the completion of this exhibit. this of completion the in guidance and information compiling in help his for CONE of Sharpe Mick to also Thanks on the display. Thanks also go to Travis Perkins Landscape Centre, Chelmsford for the loan of materials used on the exhibit. the on used materials of loan the for Chelmsford Centre, Landscape Perkins Travis to go also Thanks display. the on Special thanks to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for helping supply some of the more unusual Urticaceae family members family Urticaceae unusual more the of some supply helping for Kew, Gardens, Botanic Royal the to thanks Special postgraduate study. postgraduate The Stinging Nettle Stinging The http://www.nettles.org.uk/ to: go information more For A E Housman (1859 - 1936) - (1859 Housman E A pursue undergraduate and undergraduate pursue Remember that 21 – 30 May is National Be Nice To Nettles Week. Nettles To Nice Be National is May 30 – 21 that Remember changers and those wishing to wishing those and changers and touch it and it stings.” it and it touch and www.writtle.ac.uk o collaes career leavers, school for Minicom: 01245 424254 01245 Minicom: above the courts of Kings, of courts the above full-time and part-time courses part-time and full-time Fax: 01245 420456 01245 Fax: For more information please go to go please information more For it peoples towns, and towers and towns, peoples it The College offers a range of of range a offers College The Tel: 01245 424200 01245 Tel: blow east, blow west, it springs; it west, blow east, blow animal science and design.
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