Nadia spent the whole autumn sowing and preparing her garden. In the spring, the flowers bloomed and blossomed, and Nadia noticed a few dandelions that she had not planted.
Nadia pulled them up. But the seeds had already spread, and others grew. She tried to find a poison that would kill only the dandelions. An expert told her that any poison would end up killing all the other flowers too. In despair, Nadia sought help from a seasoned gardener.
‘It’s just like marriage,’ said the gardener. ‘Along with the good things, there are always a few inconveniences.’
‘What should I do, then?‘
‘Nothing. They may not be the flowers you intended to have, but they are still part of the garden.’
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Image above: A postage stamp from Belgium featuring a dandelion seed head. The stamp is part of the “EUROPE” series and was issued in 2021. Courtesy Touch Stamps.
In 1993, the USPS initiated this seasonal issue with multi-coloured stamps representing the arrival of spring blooms. This group includes five colourful flowers, four of which — the hyacinth, daffodil, tulip and iris — are grown from bulbs and another, the lilac, which is a shrub.