Wildcard Wednesday: Wildflowers, Nature's Bouquet

Here at Hill Giant Farm we take a pretty laissez faire approach to lawn cutting- as in we don't really have a lawn, but rather one large hay field in front of our house. In about a week or so we will cut it, bale it and the sheep will add it to their winter menu. To some with more of an "in town" sensibility, I'm sure our approach to the front hay field is frustrating. But to us, it just makes sense. Can you imagine cutting 7 acres of lawn?! What a waste of yummy food for the sheep.

What may be missed at first glance is the beautiful array of gorgeous flowers that nature has deposited in this field. We have a flower shop right outside our front door. There are daisies, buttercups, poppies, hyacinth, sweet peas, red clover (beautiful and edible!), snow drops, queen anne's lace, not to mention countless ferns, alfalfa and other lovely greenery. Yes, it is a delightful surprise to go out each day and notice another beautiful flower or fern adorning the front of our house. There are so many of these beautiful, unplanted flowers that the house is often complimented by a lovely, delicate bouquet on the dining room table. Here's a picture of a recent bouquet put together by R, M and our friend SG. What flowers or surprises has nature blessed your lawn with? Tell us, we'd love to hear about it.