Dandelions.

Its that time of the year again when the pesky little yellow devils pop up all over all the nicely manicured lawns of the village driving all the gardeners into fits of apoplexy as they spend endless amounts of time trying to eradicate the little pests. Personally, I dont really mind yellow weeds myself as they add a bit of colour to the garden but those who like their lawns green and orderly certainly dont see them in quite the same light.

As far as I can see dandelions are part of the natural order in the countryside and its a shame that they cannot be allowed to live out their lifecycle in peace.Perhaps its time we spent less time trying to impose order on every facet of nature and let our nicely trimmed lawns return to something nearer to the meadows they would once have been.