 | | Within the Buckingham Palace gardens nettles play an important role in the wildlife habitat areas providing a valuable food source for caterpillars. I hope National Be Nice to Nettles Week is a great success and congratulate CONE on this exciting initiative. Mark Lane Head Gardener, Buckingham Palace |
| | Nettles and PeopleUntil the latter half of the 20th Century the nettle was regarded as a most useful plant. And just as the nettle has exploited mankind by colonising their waste areas, mankind has exploited the nettle using it for food, clothing and remedies. Even today there is much research into the medicinal use of the nettle. |
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| | Did you know? | Native American braves would flog themselves with nettles to keep themselves awake while on watch. |
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