After having managed to prevent the mowing down of a stand of wildflowers back in May, I had been busy bagging Centaurea melitensis (Maltese Star Thistle) from the berm between my house and the green belt, until last week, when I woke up Saturday morning with an excruciating pain which was diagnosed as a sciatic nerve issue. Haven’t done much weed-pulling since then. It’s not perfect yet, but I think we’ve made some progress.

So I think it’s about time to show how much better the berm looks this year (after thistle removal).

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