Wordless Wednesday: Another Harbinger of Spring :-(

Posted on February 4, 2015 by johnvic8
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Taraxacum officinale: The Dreaded Dandylion

 

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John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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12 Responses to Wordless Wednesday: Another Harbinger of Spring :-(

  1. Cathy says:
    February 4, 2015 at 9:22 am

    Aren’t they pretty? I gave up the battle against them long ago!

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  2. Julie says:
    February 4, 2015 at 9:56 am

    We encourage them here John, great early food for Bees, especially Honey Bees.

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  3. Marian St.Clair says:
    February 4, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    And makes a nice tea too, but I find the greens to bitter tasting.

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  4. Cathy says:
    February 4, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Wow – how did your garden manage that?

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  5. fernwoodnursery says:
    February 4, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    ahh…dandelions, underestimated, in so many ways.
    denise

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