Poisoning the Bird Feeders: Dandelions and Pesticides
Reframing dandelions as bird feeders gives us one more reason to endure them–even welcome them!– instead of exterminating them. One more reason to avoid poisoning the lawn.
Read MoreIt’s a Superbloom–of Dandelions
Easterners are enjoying a superbloom of dandelions. What is there about this one particular species of plant that makes it bloom so lavishly on our lawns?
Read MoreEthical Foraging: From Pest to Pesto
Foraging for survival or looking for a snack? Best place to look is a lawn. But only if it’s pesticide-free. The thing about spring greens is that you have to catch them early.
Read MoreThe Dandelion Strategy: Why Dandelions Are Such Successful Plants
Flowers are publicity, and dandelions excel at the marketing game. That bright yellow beckons pollinators, and each flower head has hundreds of individual blossoms.
Read MoreThe Beauty of Dandelions
Long ago, it must have seemed to the Pilgrims and pioneers as if they were on a little island of civilization in a threatening sea of wildness, and dandelions were part of their fence to keep the wilderness at bay. Nowadays, it seems as though the wild places are the fragile islands, surrounded by a rising tide of pavement.
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