Comments on: Dandelions – Friend or Foe https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/dandelions-friend-or-foe/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sun, 22 May 2011 09:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Trudie https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/dandelions-friend-or-foe/#comment-20468 Sun, 22 May 2011 09:08:18 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=7981#comment-20468 Oh and lovely photo’s by the way!

]]> By: Trudie https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/dandelions-friend-or-foe/#comment-20467 Sun, 22 May 2011 09:07:53 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=7981#comment-20467 They certainly are one of the nicest ‘weeds’ that you get in the garden, but as Dave says they multiply in no time. Maybe you could just keep one area full of them for the bees, but it would still be loads of work keeping them under control.

I have a ‘problem’ with wandering Buttercup this year for some reason, it’s absoultely everywhere! But having said that it looks lovely all along the natural hedge that we have. Just don’t want it in the middle of the Japanese-style garden I’m trying to create at the moment!!

My lawn is full of daisies and buttercups too and a little purple-flowered thing(?)and I think it looks rather nice. I don’t feel the need for the lawn to look like a bowling green.

So, yes I’m quite fond of some of the ‘weeds’ in my garden. I think alot of people just like a very sanitised style of garden, where as I prefer things a little ‘wilder’ maybe.

]]> By: Dave https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/05/dandelions-friend-or-foe/#comment-20452 Wed, 18 May 2011 16:58:24 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=7981#comment-20452 leave them for 18 months and you’ll have nothing but dandelions

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