Why is it that dandelions are regarded as weeds? They're amazingly beautiful, have a strong and reliable flower colour, they're hardy, vigorous plants and they're even edible.
Why is it that dandelions are regarded as weeds? They're amazingly beautiful, have a strong and reliable flower colour, they're hardy, vigorous plants and they're even edible.
I love dandelions, which is great as the warm, wet weather of the past two years seems to have produced a bumper crop of them. Right now they look stunning in my grass (no, I don't call it a lawn) and the central strip of my drive.
They're well loved by many insects and adored by the local rabbits (I wonder if this is a good or a bad thing - do they fill the rabbits up so they eat less of my vegetables, or do they merely serve as an appetizer, before the bunnies move on to my prized crops?). Dandelions are also popular with children, who love to pick the flowers and play with the seed heads.
I might be thought of as mad, but I really like seeing them. True, if I had an immaculate lawn, I might look differently on dandelions. They have a tendency to cause the grass beneath them to die back, so would not be a welcome sight. I'm glad I don't feel the need to fetch an old kitchen knife and spend ages carefully digging out the long tap roots; instead I'm freed of that particular task and thoroughly enjoy my yellow-spotted grass!
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