Rid Wild Violets from Bedding Plants
tom58
18 years ago
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Wild Violets as a companion plant?
Comments (39)Hi! I notice most of this thread is 9 years old and i wonder if you folks are still here, reading this discussion makes me happy. I was researching if i could transplant iris, black eyed Susan, bergamot, and coneflowers into my damp sunny front yard violet patch and expect them to thrive, and I'm going to try it! @Hu of 5 months ago, that would be really pretty, columbine with violets. IDK if it would work but I will try it too after the hardy stuff establishes! My goal is to make a privacy screen so I feel less exposed in my front yard. I want it dense with always something blooming. Right now I have a big forsythia on one end, hollies on the other, and a 100yo rose bush in the middle. I want to be able to put a hammock between the apple trees without my neighbors leering at me. Zone 6 NE KY!...See MoreTrying to Identify Wild Violet from Woods
Comments (1)Palmata ?...See MoreNot really a weed, but: getting rid of a patch of wild ageratum
Comments (2)Thank you. I have pulled it and covered the area in black plastic. I know they say clear plastic is best for solarization, but I will just try to smother it this way. I'll probably leave this in place until next spring, and then till and amend the soil before doing anything else with that area. Meanwhile, I'll have to see how I can keep the second ageratum patch (which has only developed a couple of years ago and has grown quite a bit already) from taking over my perennial bed......See MorePlanting other violets alongside wild purple violets
Comments (3)It is a bad idea only if you are one of those that think certain plants need to be murdered with poisons. When you ask the inter net "How do wild violets spread" you get a ton of information about how to kill them and none about how they got where they are. Like most other flowers these do supply some beneficial insects, as well as many butterflies, with a food source. By killing off these plants you cut down on food available to these insects which could mean there will be fewer of them in the future. We not only are killing off the insects that help pollinate the plants that produce the foods we eat but we are killing them off at a fairly rapid pace. We may die of starvation before climate change has an adverse affect on us. kimmq is kimmsr...See MoreVioletvamp
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