Dandelions a welcome sight
- Laura Moore: Housebroken
- April 24, 2023
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I know dandelions are very invasive, but our current big crop is just lovely. They give such color to our winter-tired grass and offer food for our winter-tired birds.
Early spring blooms are always such a welcome sight, and dandelions are volunteers with no need for fertilizer. Wish all our plants were so hardy and as virtually indestructible as those bright-yellow blooms.
Now that we have had a few warmer days with plenty of sunshine, our grass enjoyed a growth spurt and was in dire need of being trimmed. Once trimmed, our lawn looked great.
Then it happened — Mother Nature got unhappy and slammed us with cold air and cold rain. Taller Half said he saw a few snowflakes in that rain. Whatever the reason, Mother Nature is not a force to trifle with. We can only hope whatever upset her is past and forgiven, and we can hope she will allow spring to come back — please, please!
I am actually afraid to look too closely at the new growth in our gardens. The new forsythia bush has lost a few of its blooms, though I did see a huge crop of weeds were not in the least affected by the cold temperature. I wonder if a cross-breeding of weeds and
flowers is possible.
I know, eventually, spring will settle in. It always has. Actually, I had great hopes global warming might cause spring to arrive earlier and give Father Winter the boot perhaps in early March. An early exit of Father Winter would be such a gift.
Actually, everyone in Ohio would ecstatically celebrate the early arrival of spring. And think how happy our gardens and lawns would be. Our gardeners would be even happier.