Another EU ban for the list

[doodab]

The original is behind a paywall: EU Bans Sock-Puppet Blogs - Slashdot

Now that sounds like a sensible rule to me.

[OwlHoot]

That only seems to run riot on wasteland.

The butterflies love it though. We have one in the garden and it was a veritable kaleidoscope of colour last summer with all the red admirals, painted ladies and peacocks going about their business.

They're not indigenous though so they could be another one on the list.

Buddleia is (are ?! ) as tough as old boots - They'll sprout out of cracks in concrete miles from the nearest open soil, and even grow half way up walls given a chance.

[BlasterBates]

There are already laws on invasive species, which they're tightening up because it's becoming a huge problem.

For example

Japanese knotweed invasion is halting house sales as buyers are denied mortgages on blighted properties | Mail Online

http://www.independent.co.uk/environ...l-9120292.html

...and there is no such thing as an "EU Inspector". The UK have their own inspectors which go after invasive species.


I doubt there will be a ban on Rhododendrums in the UK, and the EU consultative document doesn't say anything about it, but then it wouldn 't make good reading would it, if the journalist was accurate.

[darmstadt]

Damn, more bans:

To date, the EU has banned 1,100 chemicals in cosmetics; the Food and Drug Administration in America has banned only ten. In fact, Cover Girl waterproof mascara contains the same ingredient (petroleum distillates, an oil by-product) as Dr. Scholl’s Wart Remover—both of which are illegal in Europe.

So ladies, if you want to put wart remover on your face, you'll need to go to the USA

[SueEllen]

Buddleia is (are ?! ) as tough as old boots - They'll sprout out of cracks in concrete miles from the nearest open soil, and even grow half way up walls given a chance.

Network Rail spend loads of money removing them and other weeds from near their tracks.

[xoggoth]

What is this continual crap about Japanese Knotweed? Unless you dig it up and throw the bits around it does not spread at all. Simple to get rid of too. Just pull out the shoots whenever you see them. In 2 or 3 years it's gone. Try doing that with damn brambles. Horsetail is a much more damaging plant for drives etc.

[Churchill]

What is this continual crap about Japanese Knotweed? Unless you dig it up and throw the bits around it does not spread at all. Simple to get rid of too. Just pull out the shoots whenever you see them. In 2 or 3 years it's gone. Try doing that with damn brambles. Horsetail is a much more damaging plant for drives etc.

Try buying a house with the stuff in the garden...

[mudskipper]

That only seems to run riot on wasteland.

The butterflies love it though. We have one in the garden and it was a veritable kaleidoscope of colour last summer with all the red admirals, painted ladies and peacocks going about their business.

They're not indigenous though so they could be another one on the list.

Let me dig out my Norfolk pic

[mudskipper]

Let me dig out my Norfolk pic

Red Admirals




A Peacock too (same bush)

[RetSet]

That only seems to run riot on wasteland.
The butterflies love it though. We have one in the garden and it was a veritable kaleidoscope of colour last summer with all the red admirals, painted ladies and peacocks going about their business.
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Erm, you missed one...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=small+tortoishell