Lawn Investigations

You have a very interesting lawn. Much better than boring grass. I can never understand why anyone wants a smooth manicured lawn. I find them boring.

Nature provides, if we have eyes to see. 8-)

An edible lawn! or perhaps a flowery mead

What a busy lawn you have and healthy eating too.

You know I spend so much time on my hands and knees, and still I do not have all our wild volunteer plants identified yet! When we moved here the house had been vacant for 2 or 3 years, and the land was bare sand.....only sporadically did you see a plant. We also never had birds or squirrels here. It was strange.

But by the beginning of our 2nd spring here things had changed and all these wonderful plants had come to stay, birds are on their way back, and the trees have squirrels again! We now see Butterflies and bees in abundance. This spring we even had a praying mantis...such a wonderful sign. Of course also so come the Japanese beetles, the ticks, and fleas (but we have dogs and cats...they always home in on them!)

But a lawn that is just boring grass...it must be for the idle rich because I can't afford it! lol

The best way to approach the earth: reverently on your hands and knees! In my garden in Victor, CO , you had to get down just to see the wee plants (giants elsewhere). I have found that people draw in to their garden what plants they need as allies: natural intelligence at work. I used to hate the gum weed and rip it out: discovered it is a protection from cancer. Had trandescantia show up: 3 petals to balance body-mind-spirit, & protect from pollution. Love yarrow & pimpernel. Am still pondering why we are drawn to certain plants and have to have them growing near us, and ignore others. Like people.

Thats a great lawn! I'd let it grow out a bit! I think manicured lawns have their place, but I'd rather have a 'meadow lawn' like yours!

I must agree with Madperth's above comment! I can't see the point in having a bowling green lawn if you're not going to use it to play bowls! If it''''s a piece of greenery to walk on, play on, etc, then let the natural "weeds" grow. I've heard of clover lawns & if I had a garden I would make one - no weekly (or thrice weekly cuttings!) - but a deep green area covered in delightful red or white (or perhaps both?) flowers on drought resistant plants that never need watering or feeding! Paradise on Earth!!! :-)

About half of my 'lawn' IS clover, but I really crave a chamomile lawn if I cant have a meadow lawn in my tiny garden!

I love my 'meadow lawn' i have other plants here as well....it just would have made toooooo long a blog to load every wild flower I have here in the lawn! lol

But I would never change it for a manicured yard for anything...think of all the food and medicine I would loose!

Exactly! My great gran was the local 'witch' (in Wales) & unfortunately looked like the one in my Hansel & Gretel book, so I wouldnt go near her!:~(
I really wish now I'd got to know her & learn from her!

Interesting....My great gran (a Clark) was from County Cork in Ireland, emigrated here and married a boy (a Martin) on the ship over. She was her towns 'witch' also...but she died before I turned six, so it would have been hard to learn enough that young!

I was nine when mine died, but as I said, I was terrified of her! Lol!
If she spoke to me I'd wet myself, it was that bad!

I do not have any real memories of Granny, but one...I was sitting on her knee, it was my birthday party, and she helped me blow out the candles on the cake. She then whispered in my ear, "ye're the only one of me babes to have me gift, girlie"....my one and only memory of her!

I was told by a gypsy that mine had given me a cauldron because she wanted me to 'start using my gift again', & I thought it was rubbish, til my dad told me to look in the box of 'bits' he had given me! In it was a tiny brass cauldron, that he said was hers! :~}

Nice!

Unfortunately it was among the things stolen when I was burgled a few years ago! :~(

And of what use could it be to them???? That was just rude!

Avoid the w**** word myself: too many negative associations & mayhaps memories of violent deaths among my herbalist friends. We tend to say "healer" tho wise woman works! On one side my great aunt was a "Wisewell" & the other side great aunt the local herbalist. "Sorceress" sounds pretentious in English, but in the French means one with power in her words/ spells. My uncle was a Harvard doctor but told me he did most of his cures with laying on his hands & proceeded to demonstrate the energy that flowed from his. I find that these beloved ancestors still guide me if I listen quietly. This was confirmed by a healer in Minty who described my grandmother to a T, hovering over my shoulder playing with a doll I'd forgotten I'd had...So much of healing involves a strong intention to see the light in one another, doesn't it?

I'd agree with that OG! The gipsy I met described granny to me too, right down to her teacosy she wore as a hat!!!

OG and Mad....a Native Elder did the same thing with me....life just is too interesting!

Isn't it just!

Wearing teacosies as hats must be one of the "signs"! My daughter & I both do, whilst singing, of course, "I'm a little..." Wish I had the patience to knit, as I've stained all my favorite cosies & they're scarce here (I use hats :) instead, so it comes full circle!).

Lol, OG ! That's a good one! I dont knit either, but nor do I drink tea, so no teacosies for me!!

My mom calls black tea "Irish Penicillin" (even if the mold was discovered by a Scot) & we drink gallons. I became an Earl Grey addict years ago & don't know why I bother to buy any of the herbals except for the pretty boxes. Coffee upsets my stomach & gives me the jitters. I'm edgy enough.

I quite like Earl Grey, but not 'ordinary' indian tea! Yuk!
I'm a coffee addict!

I only drink black tea & have done so since about 1970! After coming back from Spain 8 years ago, after 19 years in Spain, we went to visit my mum one day & she made tea for all of us but she'd forgotten that I never take milk in tea. My wife told me to drink it for once as it wouldn't kill me (she may have been right but we will never know!). I did try to take an occasional sip but I couldn't get it past my lip. In the end I never did drink it!
Yet I like coffee only made with milk - though on a few odd occasions in Spain I did drink iced coffee!

If I make milky coffee I have to have sugar in it, yet I dont take it in ordinary coffee!

I always have sugar, both in tea & coffee. Couldn't drink them otherwise!

Lol! A sweet tooth, are you? I am, but I went off tea, then stopped taking sugar in my coffee! :~}