tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post5353184622646068309..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Friday Flowers: Non-native weedsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-53667481080949791952007-08-09T21:51:00.000-04:002007-08-09T21:51:00.000-04:00Eileen- Thanks for your comment. It is nice to mee...Eileen- Thanks for your comment. It is nice to meet and interact people with similar interests even when we are many miles apart.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-35173378828185243812007-08-08T21:54:00.000-04:002007-08-08T21:54:00.000-04:00Re Climbing Nightshade. I found this plant growin...Re Climbing Nightshade. I found this plant growing down by the river in Vancouver and wondered what it was as it wasn't in any of my books! Thanks for the info! <BR/><BR/>I've been giving your total blog a quick going over ... mostly looking at pics. You're my kinda gal! <BR/><BR/>I also, am interested in the medicinal uses of plants ... will have to check those you indicated (Ellis Peter'sCicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-47492300114809899262007-07-04T07:04:00.000-04:002007-07-04T07:04:00.000-04:00Dear Susan...Chicory is a good caffeine free subst...Dear Susan...Chicory is a good caffeine free substitute for coffee. That is why I don't like it! ;-)<BR/>You can cease grazing. I will have to introduce you to Tim Hortons!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-27045235511695264992007-07-04T00:22:00.000-04:002007-07-04T00:22:00.000-04:00Chicory is MY favorite, too! A good source of caf...Chicory is MY favorite, too! <BR/>A good source of caffeine, huh? <BR/>See ya later....I will be out back, grazing.<BR/>:)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-55814887921674866282007-06-30T09:14:00.000-04:002007-06-30T09:14:00.000-04:00Jennifer- I know this area was covered in dense bu...Jennifer- I know this area was covered in dense bush before the Europeans came. With so much land cleared, the native plants would have lost their habitat anyways. I would love to see more forests here. I think some our climate change is related to deforestation.<BR/><BR/>Mary- I am interested in the medicinal uses of plants. I really like the Ellis Peter's books about Father Cadfael, the Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-58076882973829555972007-06-30T06:28:00.000-04:002007-06-30T06:28:00.000-04:00Great idea for a post.-I enjoyed reading the histo...Great idea for a post.-I enjoyed reading the historical descriptions.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-56093992701137325422007-06-29T15:22:00.000-04:002007-06-29T15:22:00.000-04:00love your flowers. I used to think of Hawksbeard ...love your flowers. I used to think of Hawksbeard as dandelion clone. The Afghan women's burka is always called cornflower blue and I always wondered what that flower was. To me the colour is that of chicory, but I think because the Brits have such a long association with Afghanistan and cornflower is one of theirs that is how is got it's accepted description. And somehow cornflower blue Kay Wottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014140544871209009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-69501326166829485402007-06-29T13:11:00.000-04:002007-06-29T13:11:00.000-04:00Interesting stories, Ruth. Thanks for sharing. I...Interesting stories, Ruth. Thanks for sharing. I like the Chicory also.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-59061263512054433832007-06-29T06:32:00.000-04:002007-06-29T06:32:00.000-04:00You're right, we are photographing many of the sam...You're right, we are photographing many of the same flowers right now! I have such mixed feelings about non-natives. They are all so pretty and many, as you state are useful. It <B>does</B> make me wonder what this continent looked like before the Europeans arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com