Monday 18 July 2011

Weed of the day

Normal service...from my friend's back garden, a weed gone to seed.

4 comments:

Laura said...

That is so pretty. I vote this weed should stay.

Esther Montgomery said...

Is it really a weed?

Esther

Mark Willis said...

Our definition of the weed can be flexible, surely? If you like it (e.g. because it has visual appeal), then it is not a weed. The one in your photo has visual appeal - ergo, it is not a weed.
What is it, anyway?

Hapless gardener said...

Esther/Mark, it's definitely a weed, it was growing on the edge of a path, where it wasn't meant to and wasn't planted. Mark, i don't think there's scope for weed favouritism here, you either are one or you're not. My hope is that we gardeners will accept it's not bad to be a weed...but I have no idea what this particular one is. Laura, I agree, this weed should stay! Love the vote to keep idea too

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