[Magdalen] weather + garden

[Charles Wohlers]

Well, up here violets grow on any semi-moist, semi-open place with somewhat 
acid soil - such as old logging roads. Back in Mass., they grew throughout 
the lawn. Here in VT, we do have violets of various types, but the main, 
ubiquitous woods flower  is trout lilies, which often carpet the forest 
floor.

The only signs of spring up here so far are that most all the snow is gone, 
and the sugar shacks are boiling furiously. Nothing green yet - but soon!

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: ME Michaud
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 5:29 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] weather + garden

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.
>
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