Let's bee having you

摘要

Far from being fined for pinching a policeman's helmet, as the inept Bertie Wooster was, we are actively encouraged these days to help eradicate the beautiful flower 'Policeman's Helmet' (Himalayan Balsam) from the canal bank.rnThis naturalised invasive plant, first introduced to botanical gardens in c.1839 from India, had escaped by 1855 to form colonies along the waterways. Ranking it now as an undesirable alien does seem a little like shutting the lock gates after the boat has gone through!