Persephone's Cottage

06/21/2022

They are not wrong, you know

05/26/2022

Free food ♥

05/24/2022

I might have to take notes with me the next time I buy a watermelon, the last couple times I have been disappointed.

05/23/2022

Doreen Shababy, here is your fellow seamstress. :)

05/22/2022

In an attempt to preserve his heritage, a half-Cherokee man collected and grew all the rare, indigenous varieties of corn he could find. When they crossed, they produced “glass gem” corn, that glitters with every color of the rainbow. “That little ear of corn with the translucent, jewel-colore...

05/22/2022

Many of these plants most people consider weeds are highly nutritious and medicinal. Learn to harvest and use what is in your own yard~

05/20/2022

This should concern far more people than it does.

05/15/2022

05/07/2022

05/07/2022

For generations, the neat, green lawn has been a classic part of American yards. It still dominates the landscape. But drought, pollinator health and other environmental concerns have been chipping away at that, in different ways in different places.

05/06/2022

I would love to see a 24 foot tall mushroom! :O

05/01/2022

Here are some interesting facts about the dandelion flower:

The dandelion is the only flower that represents the 3 celestial bodies of the sun, moon and stars. ☀️ 🌙 ⭐️. The yellow flower resembles the sun, the puff ball resembles the moon and the dispersing seeds resemble the stars.

The dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in the evening to go to sleep. 😴

Every part of the dandelion is useful: root, leaves, flower. It can be used for food, medicine and dye for coloring.

Up until the 1800s people would pull grass out of their lawns to make room for dandelions and other useful “weeds” like chickweed, malva, and chamomile.

The name dandelion is taken from the French word “dent de lion” meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves. 🦁

Dandelions have one of the longest flowering seasons of any plant.

Dandelion seeds are often transported away by a gust of wind and they travel like tiny parachutes. Seeds are often carried as many as 5 miles from their origin!

Animals such as birds, insects and butterflies consume nectar or seed of dandelion.🐦 🐛 🐜 🦋 🐝.

Dandelion flowers do not need to be pollinated to form seed.

Dandelion can be used in the production of wine and root beer. Root of dandelion can be used as a substitute for coffee. 🍷 🍺

Dandelions have sunk their roots deep into history. They were well known to ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and have been used in Chinese traditional medicine for over a thousand years.

Dandelion is used in folk medicine to treat infections and liver disorders. Tea made of dandelion act as diuretic.

If you mow dandelions, they’ll grow shorter stalks to spite you.

Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful plants that exist, masters of survival worldwide. 💪

A not so fun fact: Every year countries spend millions on lawn pesticides to have uniform lawns of non-native grasses, and we use 30% of the country’s water supply to keep them green.

Bee Happy Gardens 🐝

04/30/2022

As with most things gardening - it depends on where you live. I still find this type of wisdom interesting. Stay observant, and nature will help guide you ♥

04/29/2022

04/26/2022

Edible flowers