Comments on: The Great Violet Debate

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:23:08 +0000

Hi…I’m new to your blog and like what I see. I did a search for “shade vegetable” and found you! I wanted to comment on the violets. I have a ton of them in my front yard…that I planted intentionally from rhizomes (bulbs?) shared from a friend’s mom. And I love them. They grow easily…cover the ground…and are so pretty. And as a matter of fact…when I get irrigation in the backyard under the pecan tree, I’ll transplant some there as well. I’m sure if I ever decide to tear out my front yard and do edible landscaping they would get on my nerves…but until then, I’ll leave them be.

I’ll be back again…your blog is great!

By: Chiot's Run

Chiot's Run — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:57:51 +0000

Like all “volunteers” it depends on where they’re growing. I have millions of these growing in my lawn & gardens. I let them grow in the lawn, but I dig them out of the garden. If left alone, they’ll take over everything here. They already have killed out sections of the lawn, but I don’t mind.

By: LibrariAnne » rain, rain, come again

LibrariAnne » rain, rain, come again — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:57:41 +0000

[...] seen some posts lately about people’s opinions of violets – are they weedy and should be removed, or are they pretty and should be embraced? [...]

By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Carol, May Dreams Gardens — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Pretty little flower, but watch out for them that they don’t take over the whole garden, is how I view them, just like I view all those blacked eyed susan and aster seedlings.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:54:12 +0000

Okay, here’s one better. I actually buy them here because they are not wild! I think they are the prettiest little plants imaginable and I wish they were more prolific here!

By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Colleen Vanderlinden — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:53:57 +0000

Hi Sande,

They are actually quite pretty. I’m happy to have them blooming right now!
Thanks for stopping by!

By: Laura Z

Laura Z — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:49:02 +0000

They’re so cute! I couldn’t take them out. Anything that does all the work by itself and then flowers without my help is appreciated in my garden.

By: Sande

Sande — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:46:19 +0000

Very pretty. I used to have a lot all over the yard but got rid of most of them. Now I miss them.

By: Colleen Vanderlinden

Colleen Vanderlinden — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:24:08 +0000

Jenny—Hi! That’s probably the same approach I’m going to take with the violets growing near my veggie garden. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you’re doing well!

Sarah–They are tough little flowers—definitely have to respect them for that I hadn’t heard that about them being a anger to wild areas—something I’ll have to look into. Thank you for commenting!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:16:36 +0000

I love them in the lawn, and anywhere where nothing else will grow. I encourage them there. Can’t fault a tough little blue flower – gorgeous with the sun shining through it.

But I gather they can get into mischief if they escape into the wild. So people should be careful if their gardens with violets back onto wild areas, like ravines.