The owner of a midlands garden centre is offering alternatives to the chemical-based solution.
Garden centres must lead the push to reduce the use of glyphosate weed-killers.
That's according to Co-founder of Solas Eco-Garden shop in Portarlington, John Carey, who says there needs to be a greater focus on bio-diversity in the horticultural industry.
He suggests the use of foam-spraying, a process which involves steaming weeds and burning the roots without killing essential insects in the soil.
He says letting your grass grow longer is hugely beneficial for biodiversity:
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