I confess that I love Dandelions. They are always welcome in my garden. They brighten the early Spring and they are a wonder to behold.
Maybe if we didn’t take them for granted or, worse, wage war on them, we might appreciate the intricate sun flower in all its bright array.
The golden dandelion, with its intricate and gorgeous leaf formation will still be bringing bright joy to otherwise dull verges, hedgerows, fields, wastelands,  and almost anywhere, whatever we feel about them.

I  find this story (which I’ve quoted on a number of occasions) great fun.
A frustrated gardener wrote to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
In his letter he explained that his aim to have a perfect lawn was being thwarted by the persistence of Dandelions. They simply kept appearing no matter what he did. He had  tried to root them out; he had smothered them with various chemicals; He had re-sown the most badly affected areas but it was all to no avail. In desperation he begged the Ministry to provide him with a solution to get rid of the Dandelions forever.
After the usual delay, an official wrote back to him.
The letter offered the Department’s considered advice: We suggest that you learn to love them.

We should indeed learn to love them, though I am not expecting total agreement about that!  

Here’s a poem from someone who does agree with me!

Unwelcomed
Save by children,
Dandelion,
I declare you
Patron flower
Of prophets.

Who would
Believe such power
Lies within
The beauty
Of your soft
Geometric fluff
Posed to take
A ride
On the wind
And land in
Uninvited places?

Sister Donna Butler [Sisters of Providence]

[Mr G. 8th May 2026]