Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Weed or Flower?

We had a beautiful day yesterday so instead of heading to the gym I decided to take Doyle out for for a run  jog. While running  jogging along a wooded trail by my house I noticed so many pretty flowers. It got me thinking about a discussion we had earlier in the week. What makes a flower a weed? or What makes a weed a flower? Many weeds have beautiful flowers, and what a bout wildflowers? Are they just weeds? I googled it and found that there are many answers. Most common one is a weed is something that grows with out you planting it and with out you wanting it there.
Here a few pictures I took with my phone on my way back from my run jog.  ;)



These are all "weeds" and all growing wild in the woods around our house. So.... I think I have decided  whether a weed or flower is in the eye of the beholder, or the hands of the weeder.Every child thinks dandelions are flowers. Who didn't give a bouquet of dandelions as a child? What Mommy hasn't received them clutched proudly in chubby toddler hands?


We are trained to see them as weeds. 


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What flowers do you consider weeds? How do you decide the difference?

Happy Tuesday! ~Shelby

2 comments:

  1. Anything that flowers IS A flower,there is a bit of snobbery in the gardening world, usually by new inexperienced 'gardeners' who don't have a clue!

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    1. Thanks for your comment!! I agree... some of my favorite flowers are "weeds"! I'm so glad you stopped by! Have a fabulous day!

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