Just my humble opinion, but what’s not to love about dandelions?
They are among the first signs of spring, popping up in our yard even before the grass starts greening.
One can’t help but admire their irrepressible resiliency. These masters of survival can grow up through cracks in a sidewalk and thrive.
Many pollinators rely on dandelions, violets and other early-spring wildflowers to provide nectar before other flowers begin to bloom.
Sadly, people use millions of gallons of herbicides each year to kill these delightful flowers, thus taking a terrible toll on the environment.
We’ve made the decision to keep our lawn chemical-free. Don’t worry, we do mow (though we put off the first mowing for as long as possible).
By about mid-spring, our entire yard has become a colorful dandelion-and-violet patch, which keeps the butterflies and bees very happy.
Even our resident chipmunks like the wildflowers.
And then there are the seed puffs. When I was a child, I loved plucking dandelions and blowing the seeds into the air.
I also loved hooking their long hollow stems together to make a necklace or bracelet.
If we must pull them up, the greens can be added to a salad. Some people also use them to make tea or wine.
I saw the paperweight and necklace below on Etsy. What will folks think of next?
So when others talk about getting rid of dandelions, I always want to ask this one-word question: “Why?”
I don’t know about anyone else, but I love my dandelions! And I’m letting them stay exactly where they are.
Seriously Seeking Answers 
Your beautifully-worded blog post has made me fall in love with dandelions 🙂
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Thanks!
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My pleasure! Do check out my latest blog posts too and pour in your valuable opinions 🙂
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I’m definitely a fan of dandelions, and became even more so, back in the days when Opus and company (Bloom County) would lay in the dandelion patch to relieve their stress. 🙂
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I remember that comic strip.
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I so-o-o agree with your kindness to dandelions, but my husband is ant-dandelion. By the way, great pics!
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This was so wonderful, Debi! Agree with and appreciate every bit of it! Appreciate you and Pete!
Love and prayers,
Bernice
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I think a polite debate should happen between my husband and you. LOL We don’t use any chemicals in the yard. Instead his meditative practice is hand weeding. He takes dandelions personally. Once he dug out a 18″ root and took it to our Sunday School class to demonstrate their pernicious nature!
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I like to meditate while gazing upon dandelions …
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I will let him know of the alternative practice! LOL
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Much less work, LOL.
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You just gave me a new found respect for dandelions!! I love this post! Our pet rabbits are quite fond of dandelion leaves so they’d give approval on it too!😉
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Our rabbits also love our white clover.
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I love dandelions too! They are so cute and dainty. Yellow is my favorite color.
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Yellow is one of my favorites too.
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Love it!
My first editor, Dick Smyser of The Oak Ridger back in Tennessee, once wrote a column saying how much he liked dandelions because they were the first flowers of spring and they were impetuous and foolhardy enough to come out when there was still a danger of frost.
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And I especially like seeing dandelions in most of the neighbors’ yards.
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