For anyone who has spent backbreaking hours trying to get rid of dandelions and buttercups in their lawn, the news that this year's Chelsea Flower Show has put weeds front and centre is enough to make you weep.
As long as anyone can remember, Chelsea has been a showcase for elegant, opulent flowers such as irises, delphiniums, roses and lupins. So why are scruffy nettles, bindweed and brambles taking centre stage?
The Royal Horticultural Society, which organises the show, has suggested that the term 'weeds' is derogatory and now wants us to refer to invasive plants like knapweed, nettles and thistles as 'resilient plants' or 'hero plants'.