tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775185725543207452.post929370012994859171..comments2024-03-03T23:22:18.480-08:00Comments on The Clueless Gardeners - A Garden Blog: Aggressive Natives in Gabe's GardenC4http://www.blogger.com/profile/09528745595060035915noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775185725543207452.post-47919903076729275822009-10-23T18:32:01.348-07:002009-10-23T18:32:01.348-07:00Thanks Ellen! I'll have to keep an eye on the...Thanks Ellen! I'll have to keep an eye on the smaller critters that dine on the violets next year. Cheers!Michelle Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740702104128263822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775185725543207452.post-78171654545070686912009-10-23T06:06:14.240-07:002009-10-23T06:06:14.240-07:00Hi Stol :-)
I am enjoying your blog! Carole is rig...Hi Stol :-)<br />I am enjoying your blog! Carole is right about the violets..they are the SOLE host plant for Fritillaries. People tend to hate them because they invade lawns but they do make an impressive groundcover in a moist area. And even in a lawn they are a pretty, early season nectar source for all kinds of pollinators. What's not to love!Ellenhttp://thbfarm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775185725543207452.post-27933242967148222982009-10-20T17:46:25.186-07:002009-10-20T17:46:25.186-07:00Oooh, thanks Carole! I didn;t know that.Oooh, thanks Carole! I didn;t know that.Michelle Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740702104128263822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775185725543207452.post-72875005898609768312009-10-18T16:50:55.546-07:002009-10-18T16:50:55.546-07:00Your violets are also the host plant of Fritillary...Your violets are also the host plant of Fritillary butterflies, so you should be seeing these beauties in Gabe's garden. Some of them are endangered so it's great that you've made a habitat for them.Carolehttp://www.conservationgardening.comnoreply@blogger.com