They Cover the Ground in a Burst of Color!

You know the ones I mean ...

1. Violets in deep purple and bright white. Lovely as a tiny bouquet OR if you get them at their peak, they can be "candied" to use on cakes and such!



2. Buttercups -- in their bright and perky yellow color -- just put one under your chin and if your skin shows a yellow tinge then you like butter!!???



3. Dandelions -- I know ... they are pesky little plants but I've been told that they are good for wine and salad, albeit with a rather bitter taste. Have you ever had Dandelion Wine? :(



4. Burdock -- in case you are not sure about this one, it is fast growing green ground cover with tiny purple flowers. We checked this one out at Russell's Garden Center in Wayland and, yes, it is difficult -- if nearly impossible -- to get rid of this particular ground cover. However, that's the point, isn't it -- it's a "ground cover" -- don't most of want a good ground cover on bankings and such? The answer, of course, is an affirmative one BUT we do not want it to take over where the grass is supposed to grow!



5. Wild Daisies -- they do pop up in the weirdest places but, then again, they're such happy and perky little flowers! Why bother to get rid of them?!!



6. Other very tiny five-petal flowers -- not knowing what they are called -- in shades of hot pink, white, and yellow! Not enough to bother with ... once the lawnmower is in action, they disappear ... for a little while, anyway.

Well ... that about covers it!