Tell me what you really think.
I kinda miss dandelions... I don't think we have those here in Florida. The ferns eat them all.
I was in charge of a big corporate campus in New York state once, and our landscaper defined "weed" for me: a weed is something growing that you don't want.
You're right: enjoy them. And I have seen some spectacular wild flower patches on the interstate highways this year, too.
-Greg
Salvia?
I so agree. I just wish my neighbor wasn't so annoyed with me for not getting a proper gardener.
I mow around patches of wild flowers here. They are so pretty and FREE and need no tending from me. WHY would I mow them down? Of course the neighbors give me strange looks. But who cares. They need no tending from me. And are pretty. and Free. did I mention that already?
My son picks the bright yellow flowers from our lawn and rushes them to me as if they were long-stemmed roses. It is so sweet and heart warming, and fills me with joy. Not only because of his loving gesture, but also because a picked flowering dandelion will never go to seed (HA!).
I think those are wild phlox, aka, wood phlox. Aren't they beautiful? My dad always told us the little black spot in the middle of Queen Anne's Lace was a bug that would crawl away when we weren't looking so I would watch those things a long time. Lilacs, done now for this year, are the best. Copping the neighbor's lilacs only makes them bloom more prolifically the next year. As Hoss would say, I always vote yes for swiping lilacs.
Mellie Helen alerted me to your new post, because I was just discussing the value of dandelions, how muchh joy they bring to my children (and me!) Great post!!
Oooh! Come to my house! It's like a Botanical Garden over here. I tell my husband we should be professional dandelion growers. Or at least enter some of them in the county fair.
The first time I ever saw dandelions with stems longer than 3", I didn't recognize them. They can be really beautiful, in fields, with long stems waving in the wind.
We received a nice gift from Lu in the mail and they are in full bloom on the counter and they are beautiful. A nice vase of flowers is so relaxing!
I LOVE your kids/flowers comparison! I'm going to send this post to our school superintendent. Not that he will do anything, but at least I'll have spoken.
There simply are not enough flowers in the world. 
-G
I love those!
They look like phlox to me.
Commenting by HaloScan
