Weeds

I must devote some space to pay respects to those pesky plants that haunt my dreams:

- Chickweed - viny undergrowth that stays close to the ground

- Ragwort

- Groundsel

- Redshank

- Thistle and sow-thistle - prickly little buggers

- Dog-violet

- Daisy - oh so lovely but unloved.

- Nettles - some sting and give a red, bumpy rash

I am not a lover of lawns. Rather would I see daisies in their thousands, ground ivy, hawkweed, and even the hated plantain with tall stem, and dandelions with splendid flowers and fairy down, than the too-well-tended lawn. - WH Hudson