Today I heard an advertisement on the radio that began, "Have you seen all those yellow things popping up around the city lately... they're dandelions." (insert a few cute popping noises here.) It subsequently went on to tell me that because of a new pesticide bylaw, we will be seeing a lot more of them this year. It finished off by telling me to contact my city counsellor to support "responsible weed control" and to "help keep Toronto green."
Perhaps "responsible weed control" is not very harmful to the environment, but it struck me as highly ironic that a group would use the phrase "help keep Toronto green" to support pesticide use. Oftentimes you hear that kind of language when dealing with environment-preservation issues, not potentially damaging materials.
Personally, I have no real problem with the dandelions. The yellow colour makes the grass a little bit more interesting.
responsible weed control, eh... sounds suspicious
i am against this weed control
My brother is allergic to dandelions. But, uh, dandelions are almost impossible to kill, and doing so is a waste of money and a pointless task since they spread so rapidly, IMHO.
We didn't use to have dandelions, but my neighbour had them, so now we do too =)
I don't mind at all though, I think the yellow yards are really pretty.