tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280132271886511840.post966927965596082185..comments2014-09-23T00:45:46.821-05:00Comments on Stella's Gardens: Continuing Saga of SpringStella's Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407774890931204310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280132271886511840.post-23031222064748175522012-03-30T18:55:11.253-05:002012-03-30T18:55:11.253-05:00Point taken. I guess I was thinking of people horr...Point taken. I guess I was thinking of people horrified by violets in the lawn. I like violets in the lawn. But I have dug clumps of violets out of my flower beds and I don't want them to get a foothold in my little vegetable garden. I do have a nice groundcover of white violets in the shady south east corner of my backyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280132271886511840.post-31477362670494754942012-03-28T20:32:01.216-05:002012-03-28T20:32:01.216-05:00Well we're in Cedar Rapids IA (home) although ...Well we're in Cedar Rapids IA (home) although the "north country" is NE corner of IA. We'll see what is up there this weekend. As for violets - which I adore - but like many plantlife that are adept at procreating, they are a pleasure when they are in an environment with competition to keep them in check. However if they end up in a flower garden (or like me, a mixed flower-and-veggie garden) then with open ground to colonize they are a bit....aggressive. The flowers you see are sterile. The seed pods are formed by less glorious means, and when they are ripe they "explode" and send the seeds a-flyin! If you want a few violets, well....you have to work at keeping them "a few". They form a magnificent ground cover carpet, in the right place, but in the wrong place....a weed is simply a plant in the wrong place, eh?Stella's Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407774890931204310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280132271886511840.post-41262558910902297812012-03-28T17:37:39.812-05:002012-03-28T17:37:39.812-05:00My bluebells and bleeding heart are also starting ...My bluebells and bleeding heart are also starting to bloom. I haven't put anything in my containers yet except for pansies. haven't sen the violets or dutchman's breeches bloom yet at home, though. I'm in Springfield IL right now and there are beautiful white violets blooming in the Capitol lawns. Can't understand people who think violets are weeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com