Comments on: Wild Violets http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kathryn http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9861 Kathryn Sat, 22 May 2010 18:35:41 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9861 Hi, Andrea! Welcome! I think your gut is telling you the right thing. I mow the ones in the front of the house, as they grow in and among grasses that will grow too tall otherwise, and they always come back. How lucky to have buttercups, too! Enjoy! Kathryn xoxo Hi, Andrea! Welcome! I think your gut is telling you the right thing. I mow the ones in the front of the house, as they grow in and among grasses that will grow too tall otherwise, and they always come back. How lucky to have buttercups, too! Enjoy! Kathryn xoxo

]]> By: Andrea http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9860 Andrea Sat, 22 May 2010 18:14:12 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9860 I live in upstate New York, and the house that i just moved into in February has a side yard and part of the back full of violets. I am thrilled. I have made things from them as well, such as salads, vinegars and syrups. I am now wondering if I were cut the area they are in with the lawn mower if it would be detrimental to them. So far I am mowing around them, and allowing the space they occupy to grow very tall, and a few buttercups have sprouted along with some very beautiful little purple flower ground cover. My gut is telling me that a mowing or two won't hurt them but may help. Not sure. If anyone is please post!! Loving all these violets and her friends. I live in upstate New York, and the house that i just moved into in February has a side yard and part of the back full of violets. I am thrilled. I have made things from them as well, such as salads, vinegars and syrups. I am now wondering if I were cut the area they are in with the lawn mower if it would be detrimental to them. So far I am mowing around them, and allowing the space they occupy to grow very tall, and a few buttercups have sprouted along with some very beautiful little purple flower ground cover. My gut is telling me that a mowing or two won’t hurt them but may help. Not sure. If anyone is please post!! Loving all these violets and her friends.

]]> By: Kathryn http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9782 Kathryn Fri, 07 May 2010 19:46:43 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9782 Hi, jane monk, and welcome. I'm sorry. I haven't a clue. But I am thinking these truly are a wild flower and unlikely to be found in a shop. Please note, as mentioned, what you will find are poisons to get rid of them. I'm afraid fans are going to need to find the wild variety and transplant. Good luck! Sounds like a fun task! Kathryn xoox Hi, jane monk, and welcome. I’m sorry. I haven’t a clue. But I am thinking these truly are a wild flower and unlikely to be found in a shop. Please note, as mentioned, what you will find are poisons to get rid of them. I’m afraid fans are going to need to find the wild variety and transplant. Good luck! Sounds like a fun task!
Kathryn xoox

]]> By: jane monk http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9780 jane monk Fri, 07 May 2010 17:44:00 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9780 when i grew up, we had fields of wild violets. i have tried to find violets like these to purchase, but have not had any luck. any idea how i might get some plants? when i grew up, we had fields of wild violets. i have tried to find violets like these to purchase, but have not had any luck.

any idea how i might get some plants?

]]> By: Kathryn http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9496 Kathryn Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:49:48 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9496 Hi, Dee and welcome! Lovely comment. :) I did exactly the same thing--transplanted a bunch underneath my butterfly bush! Try it! You will be so pleased! Kathryn xoox Hi, Dee and welcome! Lovely comment. :) I did exactly the same thing–transplanted a bunch underneath my butterfly bush! Try it! You will be so pleased! Kathryn xoox

]]> By: Dee http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-9495 Dee Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:33:22 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-9495 I have recently discovered these wonderful little plants, and as a lover of all things living, I feel as if I have discovered a gem! There are several bunches in the field behind my home that I intend to transplant into my yard. I think they will be beautiful around a tree - near my butterfly bushes! My husband and I recently noticed that most of the plants we are enjoying now (early spring in NC) are plants that were given to us from others' gardens. Volunteering perrenials are the best!! I love your site and appreciate hearing from others who want to protect, not destroy, our natural flora. God bless you all! I have recently discovered these wonderful little plants, and as a lover of all things living, I feel as if I have discovered a gem! There are several bunches in the field behind my home that I intend to transplant into my yard. I think they will be beautiful around a tree – near my butterfly bushes! My husband and I recently noticed that most of the plants we are enjoying now (early spring in NC) are plants that were given to us from others’ gardens. Volunteering perrenials are the best!! I love your site and appreciate hearing from others who want to protect, not destroy, our natural flora. God bless you all!

]]> By: Kathryn http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-8692 Kathryn Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:38:52 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-8692 Hi, Dee! I do think they need to comeback. I'm quite sure they were interfering with someone's pocketbook and got some bad press. Afterall, we don't want an uninvited guest in our gardens, do we? It must be a WEED! :) How could something beautiful just show up unbidden?? :) For free! Glad you are a fan. Me, too. Kathryn xoxo Hi, Dee! I do think they need to comeback. I’m quite sure they were interfering with someone’s pocketbook and got some bad press. Afterall, we don’t want an uninvited guest in our gardens, do we? It must be a WEED! :) How could something beautiful just show up unbidden?? :) For free! Glad you are a fan. Me, too. Kathryn xoxo

]]> By: Dee/reddirtramblings http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-8682 Dee/reddirtramblings Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:18:56 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-8682 I'm glad to see you write this. Although some think of the humble violet as pest, I haven't found them so. In fact, if I don't want them in a particular place, I pull them up. Love them when it's chilly and nothing else is much blooming.~~Dee I’m glad to see you write this. Although some think of the humble violet as pest, I haven’t found them so. In fact, if I don’t want them in a particular place, I pull them up. Love them when it’s chilly and nothing else is much blooming.~~Dee

]]> By: Kathryn http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-8637 Kathryn Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:11 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-8637 Hi, Kathlene! I LOVE this story! I can picture the whole thing! It speaks to the imagination of the child, and the beauty that is Marin. Lovely lovely image. So sweet. Thank you for sharing. Love, Kathryn xoxo Hi, Kathlene! I LOVE this story! I can picture the whole thing! It speaks to the imagination of the child, and the beauty that is Marin. Lovely lovely image. So sweet. Thank you for sharing. Love, Kathryn xoxo

]]> By: Kathlene/BodegaBayLife.com http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444&cpage=1#comment-8636 Kathlene/BodegaBayLife.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:50 +0000 http://plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com/?p=3444#comment-8636 I love your post about violets. When I was a little girl, they were my favorite flowers. They grew wild in our backyard in the hills of Fairfax. I had a tiny little doll that fit in the palm of my hand and I used to play with her among violets, pretending the delicate flowers and greenery were a mini-dollhouse of sorts. I love your post about violets. When I was a little girl, they were my favorite flowers. They grew wild in our backyard in the hills of Fairfax. I had a tiny little doll that fit in the palm of my hand and I used to play with her among violets, pretending the delicate flowers and greenery were a mini-dollhouse of sorts.

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