Twelve year old Victoria made this dandelion garland herself
- Twelve year old Victoria made this dandelion garland herself
- To start, slit a small slit in the stem near the flower
- Put a flower through the slit and then make a slit in that flower's stem, repeating as you add new flowers to form a chain
- You can make bracelets and crowns the same way (either tie the ends or loop the last flower through the first flower's stem to finish)
- And also garlands!
- The young leaves are best for eating, before they form flowers
- Some children love to do flower pounding with dandelions because it is so sensory
- Seven year-old Jack experiments with flower parts to make art with dandelions after pounding them
- Kids digging up dandelion roots for cash
- Sisters argue over whose territory is whose!
- A side by side comparison of an unsprayed yard (left of the fence) and one that was sprayed weekly for years (right, now vacant). Note that there are more dandelions on the sprayed yard by far.
- Close up of the lawn that was sprayed. The weed killer also killed off the grass over time, leaving the lawn far more succeptible to weeds. Keeping the lawn a little longer and healthy is the best way to keep all weeds in check naturally.
- Another neighbor's yard, newly empty, which was sprayed regularly every spring and summer.
- The school yard across the street is regularly sprayed with pesticides, which is not only bad for the children's health but obviously doesn't work. A better option would be to make the grass healthier or to plant clover (which is soft, green, requires less mowing and watering, and keeps weeds at bay).
- Our back yard has just enough dandelions for fun but lots of healthy grass, plus is safe for playing on.
- Dandelions are also free sources of beautiful bouquets as far as kids are concerned!
- And best of all, they're good for wishes.
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