Dent-de-lion

[poliphilo]

Julia says ours is the only garden she's worked in where she's been asked to encourage the dandelions and not grub them up...

Two main reasons:

1. Wendy makes a very effective ointment using dandelion heads.

2. Dandelions are very, very beautiful....

And a supplementary reason....

3. The red ants have a use for them- alimentary I presume....

Comments

[conuly]

They're also a good source of dark, leafy greens - if you get them early!

[poliphilo]

Of course!

[cmcmck]

They are pollen gatherers!

[poliphilo]

Which is a very useful thing for them to be doing.

[tagryn]

Nice shot!

[poliphilo]

Thanks.

[sovay]

Dent-de-lion

That's a wonderful photograph of one.

[lokbiiviing]

One of my absolute favourites, dandelions. :)