Correspondence in The Times has suggested that dandelions have disappeared from the north this year
Well, my back yard is testament to the fact that there are still plenty around. They just have not been flowering. So maybe (finger crossed) the shortage of seeds will mean a shortage of plants next year
I have also been wondering about Himalayan balsam which, I have just learned, is actually a relative of the Busy Lizzie.
They used to infest every river bank round here; some believe they should be eradicated, but I find the massed pink rather appealing.
This year – perhaps because of human intervention – it has been barely noticeable. But then I did see a large clump on one bit of the riverbank but actually in a (well-maintained) private garden. Thing is though, it was almost white, not at all pink
Just feeling all washed out, like the rest of us I expect
