One of the world's best-known poisonous plants, hemlock is a common sight here in the UK. It can often be found in woodlands, hedgerows and open countryside.

To help you steer clear of this toxic customer, we've put together a handy hemlock identification guide. Read on for some useful info.

Bleach is a household cleaning product that's great for killing germs in the bathroom - but it shouldn't be used to kill weeds.

If you've got Japanese knotweed on your property, you probably don't need us to tell you how difficult this invasive species is to get rid of. Knotweed is infuriatingly resilient; supermarket weedkillers tend to be ineffective, so your only real options are excavation or long-term control with specialist herbicides.