on the 15th April
I took some pictures of the blossom and the weeds in my garden this morning, for Sandie at itchifingers. Each month, on the 5th, she takes pictures for 5 minutes and posts 5 of them on her blog.
I have ALOT of weeds in my garden, here are 5 of them.
I will save the blossom, which is still closed, for Helena’s Pairs meme. In fact it was Helena who prompted me to go and look at the weeds in my garden this morning.
Weeds are, apparently, any plant in the wrong place! I prefer to think that weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. (A.A. Milne) They certainly make for interesting and beautiful close up pictures.
I have also been using pictures of dandelions and celandine in some digital art pictures which I am contributing to on Instagram. The 100 days project info is here.
Herb Robert In traditional herbalism, Herb Robert was used as a remedy for toothache and nosebleeds. There are so many articles on this plants medicinal qualities that I’ll let you find it yourself. For me, I’ll just enjoy the picture.
Bittercress. Bitters when added regularly to the diet improve the digestion. They act as a kind of preventative medicine by activating your bodys natural detoxification mechanisms. Bitters stimulate the release of digestive juices, aid in liver detoxification, and help regulate blood sugars.
Even though the last bit interests me, I still don’t fancy it.
Lesser Celendine. Culpeper recommended it as a cure for haemorroids (he called it pilewort)
Dandelion. Culpeper said it is “very effectual for the obstructions of the liver, gall and spleen” I’m honestly not sure that I would know if any of these bits of me were blocked. I’ll stick with my GP.
Daisy. Culpeper wrote that the Daisy is ‘excellent good for wounds in the breast’
I knew my Culpeper Herbal would come in useful one day.
Thank you Sandie.
They are lovely pictures! 🙂
Beautifully clear pictures Miriam of some very tiny flowers. Yes weeds are indeed pretty too. I like your herbal information too.
Fantastic photos. I think lawns look so much better with lots of daisies poking their little heads up.
every one is so beautiful – yeah for ‘weeds’
Those are the prettiest weeds I think I’ve ever seen! And I enjoyed the bits of information about each of them as well.
What a lovely read! and the pictures are glorious
Thank you Miriam!! 🙂
I love this post – and so agree that ‘weeds’ are simply a plant that is growing in the wrong place. No place is wrong as far as I am concerned as they can be as beautiful as any other flower, as your photos show.
I used to more knowledgeable about the uses of plants and on a walk with my grand daughters last week we talked about how you can make soup with the young tips of stinging nettles and use wild plants in different ways. One of our favourite wines that we once made were dandelion flowers – sadly pesticides mean we do not see them growing in fields like we once used to.
Your photos as always are a joy – the hairs on the Herb Robert are so delicate and you have made me want to get my own copy of Culpepper Herbal off the shelf. Thank you for joining in again this month, wild flowers and insects have been a focus for me recently too and I hope to experiment using plants as natural fabric dyes.