Be Nice to Nettles Week

“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 People

Until 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.

	Nettles as food Soups, stews, teas and all!
	Nettles as medicine Treatments involving nettles, past and present.
	Nettles as clothing Yes you can wear them too!
	Nettles in the garden Learn how to put nettles to good use in the garden.