Violets

lovely to see Amy

They are Yorkshire but the whole of my garden is getting covered in them like weeds but nicer ... :-)

same here Amy, even have them in the veg patch

Me to , I wonder if thats a sign of good soil ?

Amy I have them, they have taken over in some areas, very difficult to dig them out too :((( they come right back up everytime :((

Ha Ha Michaella, maybe I have the answer to this, Grandpas Weeder, will fetch them out from the roots,

I have them too - they arrived last year and have survived the winter! I think they're pretty :)

There lovely Amy

mine not flowered yet amy, such pretty little flowers :o)

It seems that the little Violet isn't a 'shrinking Violet ' after all ,they are taking over , :o))

lol Amy :o))

Love them, but they go mad if left to their own devices.

:o))

Me too:-) don't know where mine came from either think they may have hitched a ride in a pot from our old house, white ones too, put them in the wood they can go as wild as they want, very pretty:-)

Thye will go well in your wood Kathy, just the place for them :o)

They are very pretty but I have them growing where I'd rather they didn't too;0)

How strange Carole everybody has them popping up all over the place , they look pretty now when the flowers are on but later on they are almost smothering and getting invasive ........

So girls you think they would do well in my woodland, must get some, was tempted yesterday at the GC. Very nice Amy. Do like like bare soil or can they cope with a bit of grass.

They will grow anywhere Dawn , on soil /gravel / between the paving slabs they're not fussy ... don't buy any I will send you some as soon as they have died down x

Thanks Amy, you are so kind, I'll look after them x

makes me miss the violet corner in my old garden...they smell sweet, are a beautiful colour...and will spread like a mat...especially the var. I have called "freckles" they produce tons of seed. When the flowers have died their little heart shaped leaves make a nice green mat of a ground cover!

The Freckles is lovely Lori , it's a pity mine don't have long enough stalks to pick a bunch , can you still get some or would you like seed off these when they have some ?

so nice of you to offer, Amy. I have a very helpful cousin who has given my "must have's" a home over the past winter. I saved a clump of Freckles and the solid blue violets too...I'm hoping they came thro the winter ok...Our snow is melting verrrry slowly...but soon I'll have a look at the terrain and will be able to plant..(if they didn't survive I may just take you up on it!...thanks!)

Your welcome Lori , I hope the weather warms up for you soon we are beginning to have some sunny days although it's still chilly at nights :o)

Yes, Amy. I think we finally have spring. it's just taking it's sweet time, tho. long range weather says nice warm days ahead...got the lumber for the greenhouse foundation...things are moving in the right direction. Will go and fetch my boarded plants from my cousin's place soon. my little violets will be blooming soon!