Beautiful images and a very nice arrangement. Here is a quote to fit: “Once in a golden hour i cast to earth a seed, up there came a flower, the people said a weed.” Tennyson
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Hi Jacky - it took us ages to work out what is what up here - so different to the coast. Bottom left is a weed of national significance ( WONS) - fireweed - can kill stock! Top middle is anew weed we've only noticed this year - as if we needed more! Middle right is an apple flower - fine if you're actively caring for them - a weed otherwise, which is us - but our old orchard is so gorgeous in spring that we leave them be. Cheers Rob
@carole_sandford Hi Carole. I've heard that said too - and it's probably ok most of the time - our old orchard is probably best regarded as a lot of weeds - but it's gorgeous in Spring.. Our main problem is that some of these are toxic and some of them crowd out the natives we love - like the tiny ground orchids. It's all a bit tricky.. Thanks for your interest. Cheers Rob
@ankers70 Hi Suzanne - I loved your pun. We're trying to learn to like some of them that aren't too invasive - and are too tricky to remove. The apple orchard is one example. :)
@wakelys LOL Susan - you have no idea of the emotional response some of these engender when we see them in the paddock - hate is probably not too strong a word. The bottom left yellow one is Fireweed - it's toxic to cattle and one plant can spread 10,000seeds in one season. It takes over whole areas! They are our most targetted weed - it's never ending. It's probably not good for our mental health.... We probably need more to do with our time. LOL Thanks for your interest. Cheers Rob
@pusspup Hi Wylie You picked the worst one - the Fireweed on the bottom left. It's a Weed of National Significance (WONS) and can kill stock.
It took us ages to work out what is what up here - so different to the coast.
Top middle is a new weed we've only noticed this year - as if we needed more! Middle right is an apple flower - fine if you're actively caring for them - a weed otherwise, which is us - but our old orchard is so gorgeous in spring that we leave them be.
Cheers Rob
@casablanca LOL Casablanca - some are good guys - top left, bottom middle, top and bottom right. But - it's hard to tell which are "good guys" and which aren't when you first move into the area. It's taken us ages - and we still mess some of them up!
Cheers Rob
@merrelyn Hi Merrelyn. The one you were wondering about is actually an endangered wattle which is found only in our area - so it is a bit different. I'm pretty? sure that the top right is a native, along with the bottom middle and top left. It's taken us ages to become accustomed to what is what up here - it's very different to the coast. It's been a big learning curve. Thanks for your interest. Cheers Rob
I know the problems. I used to live on acreage where we had to deal with ragwort, fireweed, blackberries, gorse. You name an invasive weed and we had it. And I also empathise with the emotional response they engender especially after you've cleaned out an area and they're right back again and the work starts all over again! @robz
March 30th, 2022
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It took us ages to work out what is what up here - so different to the coast.
Top middle is a new weed we've only noticed this year - as if we needed more! Middle right is an apple flower - fine if you're actively caring for them - a weed otherwise, which is us - but our old orchard is so gorgeous in spring that we leave them be.
Cheers Rob
Cheers Rob
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