简介：ChrisCollinscelebratesthehumbleandsometimeshatedplantswecallweeds.Hediscoversthatthereisnosuchthingasaweed,botanicallyspeaking,andthatinfactwhatwecallaweedhaschangedagainandagainoverthelastthreehundredyears.Chrisuncoversthestoryofourchangingrelationshipwithweeds-inreality,thestoryofthebattlebetweenwildernessandcivilisation.Hefindsouthowweedshavebeenseenasbeautifulandusefulinthepast,andseeshowtheirsecretsarebeingunlockedtodayinordertotransformourcrops.Finally,Chrisaskswhether,inourquesttoeliminateJapaneseKnotweedorRhododendronPonticum,wearereallyengagedinanarmsracewecanneverwin.Weremoveweedsfromourfieldsandgardensatourperil.（http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Wonder_of_Weeds）…