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To: nw_arizona_granny

Never fear, as long as I can garden, I will have loads and loads of flowers. My heirloom bleeding heart, peonies and old fashioned tea roses have all been handed down for over 100 years and today I helped my daughter plant some of each, so they will continue for at least another generation.

Speaking of weeds that you like to eat, today I picked cow slips and in another couple of weeks, I will be picking fiddle head and dandelion greens. How my grandmother loved those first greens of the spring.


6,928 posted on 04/24/2009 3:23:36 PM PDT by upcountry miss
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To: upcountry miss

My heirloom bleeding heart, peonies and old fashioned tea roses have all been handed down for over 100 years and today I helped my daughter plant some of each, so they will continue for at least another generation.

Speaking of weeds that you like to eat, today I picked cow slips and in another couple of weeks, I will be picking fiddle head and dandelion greens. How my grandmother loved those first greens of the spring.<<<

Wonderful, I am so glad that you were able to help plant the flowers in your daughter’s garden.

The old herbal books called those first weeds a spring tonic,
said they were needed to balance ones system, after the months of heavy stored foods.


6,930 posted on 04/24/2009 3:53:02 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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