Have you ever gotten up-close and personal with any of those tiny flowers you find growing wild in your back yard or that have crept into your garden space to nestle alongside your Narcissus and Phlox?
I decided to do just that over the past few days.
It’s amazing what we trod upon as we go about our daily business.
Are these plants somehow not as important as those we lovingly cultivate through seeds, bulbs or cuttings?
In some cases, probably not.
Some of these small flowering plants are considered to be invasives. If not actually invasive, they may still be non-natives.
And most of them are probably referred to with that dreaded word — weed.
Whatever they may be considered — wildflower, weed, native, invasive — they’re still quite beautiful close up.
The Transmutational Garden 
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Glad you enjoyed!
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I’ve been noticing more this year than ever before. They’re quite lovely!
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We seem to have a lot more this year, also. Probably because we’ve had a wee bit more rain this spring than last year.
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They are beautiful and some are edible. =)
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I guess if we ever run out of food we’ll know where to turn!
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Its funny we see these as weeds. I read an article recently about medieval vegetable gardening and it suggested people used to have a very different relationship to these kinds of plants. Anything edible was considered a pot herb and left them grow next to their cultivated plants. They were valuable because they come up so early in spring and are loaded with minerals and vitamins just when people really need them after a long winter that may have been low on fresh greens.
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So true! When researching some of the “weeds” and other plants I’m uncertain about I’m surprised at how many have been used in folk medicine throughout the ages. Everything is good for something!
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Some of them are edible, too. I love them. They make my yard look colorful, before the Spring blossoms start to bloom.
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I agree. The colors are so beautiful and they create a mix that’s pleasing to the eye!
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Some days it is the teeny tiny flowers that charm me the most. Especially when they are drawing in the tiny butterflies they serve as host plants to and for. Under those circumstance, the word “weed” simply does not apply. At least not in my back yard!
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I don’t care for that word myself! I once read somewhere that a weed is an unloved flower. I can’t remembered who said it, but it’s so true.
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I love these macros – there is so much beauty in the smallest and often ignored. They deserve the spotlight!
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You tend to find so much detail when you inspect something close up. When looked at from our height of 5 or so feet, these little flowers are just a blur of color. But close up they’re impressive and rival any bloom in the cultivated garden.
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I so agree!
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What a lovely selection of small flowering wildflowers. xx
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed them.
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I know the bees and other bugs rely on these “weeds” to supplement their nectar needs, so I don’t worry myself too much about trying to uproot them or mow them down immediately (of course I at least try to get to it before they go to seed and take over the garden!).
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So true that they can take over the garden. I guess that’s why people consider them weeds — they grow where they’re not wanted! Sometimes I think they grow better in my garden than anywhere else.
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