by Ken C |
Last Updated: 12/08/2021 I’ve been asked countless times, ‘do fairy rings really exist?’ and my answer is always the same. Yes!
Fairy rings are naturally occurring rings, or arcs, of mushrooms. They are found mainly in forested areas but can appear in the middle of a lawn – as in this video.
Getting rid of fairy rings is no magic, but it takes a lot of work. My advice is to learn to live with them – you never know, one day you might stumble across a fairy!
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