Journal — species

Did you know there are more than 250 species of dandelions? Apparently they give botanists the cold sweats when trying to identify them. (I love knowing this. It triples my admiration for these flowers.) Personally, I've come to appreciate dandelions as an early food source for bees, and also cordage. If you're familiar with Alice Fox's work, you've been introduced to cordage. She has a great mini-series on how to make cordage on Instagram. I was first introduced to it last year on Caroline Ross's course. It is surprisingly addictive. Last year I plucked all the flowers and popped them...