How I love dandelions!  And it’s getting to be that dandelion time of year!  I’ve been eagerly watching my lawn but have not yet seen one pop up its lovely yellow head…I fear that my landlady poisoned them all last Fall.  She prefers grass.

Well, yes, that is definitely an issue with dandelions.  If you grow them in your lawn, they will take it over, then die back in late summer leaving those unsightly bald patches.   Unfortunate.

However, I adore the sprightly, bright, jolly energy of Dandelion, and if it were up to me, I would have a lawn full of them (along with chamomile, chickweed and clover).  Alas!  I rent.  Though truthfully, even if I didn’t rent I doubt my grass-loving neighbors would appreciate a lawnful of weeds in their vicinity.  We all know Dandelion’s propensity for spreading the love, puffing out those winged seeds on every summer breeze and sharing in every lawn.

In any case, this week the blog is dedicated to Dandelion–her history, stories, loves and losses, recipes and concoctions, brews (dandelion wine!) and cheery dandelion pictures too.  Stay tuned!  All this coming soon to a computer near you.