Does rubbing a dock leaf on skin irritated by a stinging nettle really aid in pain relief, or is it an old wives tale?. | Credit: Elva Etienne If you spent time outdoors as a child, down by the river ...

Left to its own devices, my property would be a jumble of wild blackberry bushes, oriental bittersweet, Queen Anne’s lace, black swallowwort, Virginia creeper, false celandine, bittercress, buttercups ...