Articles Filed Under: thistles

The Annual “I Hate Weeds” Column

July 18, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

In agriculture the Thistle is the recognized sign of untidiness and neglect, being found not so much in barren ground, as in good ground not properly cared for. It has always been a plant of ill repute among us; Shakespeare classes ‘rough Thistles’ with ‘hateful Docks,’ and further back in … Read More