One of my friends was doing the spring weeding today and it got me thinking. Who decides a plant should be regarded as a 'garden flower' or else a 'weed'? Perhaps there is some gardening committee sit and vote on whether the latest plant is a pretty flower or an unsightly weed. Well whatever!, I put it to you, that if you like a commonly prescribed weed ( for example the pretty dandelion with it's joyous yellow bloom and fluffy seeding head) then it is not in fact a 'weed' but is a flower that should be nurtured and enjoyed. I remember my old neighbours thinking I was not tending my garden when in fact I was enjoying the gorgeous blooms of daisy and dandelion and the wonderful verdant foliage of 18 inch grass and 3 feet nettles.
