When suburban plants attack...

Ah, gardening weather. Time to get out and put some plants in the ground. You know, the ones I bought last summer and have been nursing in pots ever since. I went out, pulled back the weeds and sunk a few in the ground. That's when I ran into something I've never seen before. It's a short, fuzzy-looking, pale green weed with heart-shaped leaves. It's lovely. Until:

This stinging nettle plant, known as the “heartleaf nettle,” has a natural defense mechanism: When touched, tiny hairs deposit burning toxins into the skin.

There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home...