Where has all the clover gone? I noticed this the other day while driving my kids somewhere. Very few lawns have clover. Many, many dandelions. (termed “footprint of the white man” by the Native Americans because there were no dandelions until the Pilgrims and their friends came. I know. I’m a wealth of information.) But, no clover. You can tell who has a lawn service (or really takes care of their lawn) because their lawn does not have any dandelions. Feast or famine, I guess.
But what has happened to the clover? I remember sitting in my yard as a kid and making necklaces from the clover flowers. Many, many necklaces. My children will never learn that craft. Of course, there were lots of bees pollinating with the clover, but I would just move to a new patch. And, there were always more patches.
Clover was soft to walk on, too. Not like prickly dandelions.
Of course, if it weren’t for dandelions, I never would have known that I was going to have 17 children…
Just come to my house…I have clover. I’m sure my neighbors hate it because they all have those perfect lawns…but I have clover
We have clover out at our farm (was Leroy’s parents) in Augusta. Even found a 4-leaf clover this past weekend.
Never knew the origin of dandelions!
What’s the story about them & your no. of children? Curious George Nadler*
I was always told that when you blow on one of the dandelions in their “fuzzy” stage, that however many were left was how many children you were going to have. So, many times I would have around 17 left!!!!
Come to our back yard & you can see lots of clover too. I know our neighbors must think we are hoosiers!!