I have some young flowers in my garden and I would like to deflower them to have them in my house...What is the best method of deflowering a young flower?

I suggest you gently pull the petals off, being careful not to rub against the stymen, making it bleed, above all, be gentle...nothing worse than a rough de-flowering..

WD

Thank you Wine, that is very good advice, I am not sure I can promise not to make them bleed due to the thickness of the stem.

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Can anyone let me know what these are on my lawn and if they harm the
grass?

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Psilocybin? No there is little worry unless you ingesting them.
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/13896/enlarge

AlansMarshTits wrote:
Can anyone let me know what these are on my lawn and if they harm the
grass?


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They are some kind of fungus, a mushroom or toadstool if you like. Such
consume dead organic matter in the soil and don't eat the grass. Leave them
alone as some are toxic. If you get them a lot your lawn may be too wet or
otherwise more suited to fungi. If you only get a few now and then there is
no big problem.

David

I tend to be quite rough with the young ones, you have to careful with the sensitive areas but I start off by going at them with a fresh blade.

I worry about the roughness and hurting the tender petals

Cheers David, what is your stance on lawn paint?