Ticks, Brackens and Heather in the back garden

Hi All

I just watched on TV about many cases of tick bites, and its dangers of infecting people with the lyme disease. It was a bit scary.

Ticks are known to be residing on Brackens and Heather, and we have some in the back garden.

Would it be better to take them out to have less chance of ticks biting animals and humans, or is it nothing to worry about? What do you think? Thanks in advance.

HF.

 

No, it is not big area, but a large bracken at the back garden under the Fuchia tree, and there is one or two in the front garden - also quite large. These must have been there for many years before we moved into this house, as the roots seem huge and deep. The fronds get very large in the summer.

There is also a small to medium sized bed dedicated to various heathers in the back garden, which I trimmed them off last winter.

 

Surely there is a less toxic way of doing it?