Gorse – Regeneration

Homework, preparation, teamwork and good management all come together to perpetuate this situation. Much of the activity happens behind the scenes out of the public glare. If you fall over you’ll right back up and move on. There is an element of fertility here, so it can denote the readiness to conceive. Now apply these factors to your situation in general. This creates a very positive frame of mind. The nature of this plant is very determined and displays a rare vigour.

Swailing could have been invented for the Gorse. You can cut it down, burn it, the sheep and goats can chew on it and still it prevails. The bees certainly love it to for the flowers make good honey. Only used for small tools it provided a bedding for newly cut cereals and kept it away from the mice.

What this plant symbolises is a great flurry of activity. A lot of this happens underground as the roots regenerate the shrub. This plant has got the Teflon effect. In folklore it has links to fertility and spreading fecundity in barren areas.