Dandelion Therapy
Pulling dandelions is the
therapy I am talking about and this year 2014 I am changing my approach to dealing with dandelions in my lawn.
Don't get me wrong dandelions
do have nutritional benefits and for those you should Google dandelion therapy there are many great sites.
Wikipedia informed me that
my lawn dandelions are a cousin to my favourite flower the
sunflower – they are both part of the Asteraceae
family and I thought for a long time that was the end of their similarity.
I deliberately plant sunflowers
in my flower beds, whereas my dandelions grow hither and yon in my lawn and other places. I do not agree with herbicides
because they kill off more than the weeds – I like honey! This has meant that each year from spring to
fall I am out there digging up dandelions.
We have tried to pay our grandchildren
.25 cents a root and this works for about 10 minutes and then they give up
wanting to spend their dollars at the Ice Cream Parlor and of course grandma is
just too happy to go for ice cream. That
was not sarcasm I love ice cream.
So what am I doing different this
year? I am setting aside 30 minutes
every day that it is not raining and I take my cushion, trowel and compost
bucket to the lawn where with each dandelion that I pull I give thanks for a
blessing that I have received that day and/or I offer up intercessory prayer
for a friend, the world or other prayer request.
The first day after 30 minutes
I got up put everything away and came inside now on day 7 as I approach the
lawn I am already giving thanks. Sitting among the grass and dandelions alone with my thoughts under the canopy of sky I appreciate the opportunity this amazing flower has provided me.
I still do not want dandelions
in my lawn but call me crazy I can see the similarity to their cousin the sunflower – they both bring me joy!
What part of gardening do you find therapeutic?
Grandma Snyder
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