Seed Carriers

“In the garden more grows than the gardener sows.” This old proverb is very painfully obvious if we but look in our own gardens.  Have you ever wondered, while weeding the garden or lawn, where all the weed seeds came from? Perhaps you have been surprised to discover the various types of plants growing in one locality.  How did they all get there? Suppose we consider the forms of seed dispersal: they are birds, insects, wind, water, animals and inherent mechanical devices.  In this issue let...