While walking a friend’s dog in the Swansea neighbourhood (that’s the residential area south of Bloor between Runnymede and Jane), the Ginger Ninja kept seeing these plants near the edges of many people’s lawns. She wanted to know what they were. Any gardeners or botanists out there care to help?

While the dog we were walking — Rufus — is an especially good and friendly dog, he was of no help whatever in identifying the plant:

Joey deVilla

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