Seeds are Everywhere!
Have you noticed? Seeds are everywhere! Maple trees are
sending their seeds spinning around the neighborhood. They whirl through the
air at the slightest breeze and land on everything. The yellow dandelion
flowers have changed into fairy seeds, catching the slightest movement of wind
or breath to send them into new growing places. Pollen coats cars and houses,
lawns, patio and deck furniture and people, if we can judge by the sneezes
caused by allergic reactions to the powdery stuff. Leave a flowerpot filled
with plain dirt outside and soon something will be growing there. Spring is a
time for regeneration.
While we may have made a gazillion wishes blowing on
dandelion seeds as kids (and kids still do) we adults seem to have lost our fondness
for the plant. It does have a way of taking over a lawn. It is resilient to the
point of defiance. Yet the dandelion has been a valued herb over the centuries.
Almost every part of it has some health benefit. And while most of us are
trying to rid our lawns of them, dandelion seeds are being sold with a host of
other, more respected herbs.
So maybe we can give the dandelion a break and remember it
has a beneficial purpose even if we choose not to cultivate it on our lawns.
And perhaps once in a while forget that we are grown up, lift the stem gently
from the ground, take a breath and blow out a wish!
What to value about dandelions and what to be careful of
health wise:
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I think I am the only person who doesn't pull the dandelions out. The yellow bloom is short lived and, besides, I have convinced myself that it makes our backyard look like a peaceful meadow! And remember A Weed Is a Seed.
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