[Magdalen] weather + garden

[Marion Thompson]

Long ago a friend who was house-sitting installed some violets in my 
garden.  They prospered and are absolutely everywhere.  Honking great 
plants infesting the shadier beds and all through the 'lawn'. Pretty 
when they were in bloom for a very short time, but that was it.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/21/2016 5:29 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
> I don't think I've ever seen violets growing on a slope. Sounds pretty,
> though.
>
> They seem to prefer boggy conditions.
> But maybe that's just in New England.
> -M
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been trying to get them to take over a slope here with little success.
>> Apparently they don't like the soil or something. I brought them from
>> Tennessee where it isn't much different.
>>
>>