We all know a weed when we see one. Usually an ugly plant growing in exactly the place we don’t want it to, stealing nutrients and light from the ‘good’ plants we purposely planted. With weeding, mowing and spraying herbicide, it’s incredible how much time, energy and chemicals are used to keep certain plants from growing naturally. But have we got it wrong this whole time?
Local authorities are very much into this around here, and I think it's a great step forward, but I realise nature is too 'untidy' for a lot of humans. It's taken over 10 years for my own little woodland to establish itself and look like a forest, and for most of that time it looked messy. I love walking there now, it always surprises me. As for the plants and flowers growing wild in the hedgerows, I have been astonished to find they nearly all have medicinal and nutritional value. There are some amazing foragers in the cities, including London, on Instagram.
Local authorities are very much into this around here, and I think it's a great step forward, but I realise nature is too 'untidy' for a lot of humans. It's taken over 10 years for my own little woodland to establish itself and look like a forest, and for most of that time it looked messy. I love walking there now, it always surprises me. As for the plants and flowers growing wild in the hedgerows, I have been astonished to find they nearly all have medicinal and nutritional value. There are some amazing foragers in the cities, including London, on Instagram.