Early in the spring, I and an adjacent landowner patrolled our cabin properties to check the areas where a contractor sprayed to control knapweed and Canada thistle encroachments. We wanted to make sure the weeds had toppled, but our wildflowers survived.
Our assessment proved hopeful. The early wildflowers appeared as normal.
Over the weekend, I spent
several hours traversing my property one more time to assess the weeds and the
array of early summer wildflowers.
I am happy. The invasive weeds have been devastated. At the same time, the wildflowers are marching
along nicely. The entire point of
spraying was to save the flowers.
Posted are a few images of the
pretty survivors.
Sticky Geranium
Wood’s Rose
Arnica
Lady Slipper
—Mitchell Hegman
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