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LAThey’re probably there anyway – just let them stay ✌️
My love for native violets runs deep and long. They’re easy to grow & make an excellent short ground cover.
AND they can handle light foot traffic! The easiest way to begin to create biodiversity in your lawn is let the native plants that are already there stay & mow as little as you can.
Native violets self seed readily to fill in bare spaces, suppress weeds & add a beautiful pop of colour in springtime (& sometimes in autumn too) for some varieties.
Some may call them aggressive, but in a garden situation they do just fine when planted below taller perennials that keep them in check.
These shown are Blue Woolly violet/ Viola sororia and most native violets are edible too! Both the flowers & the leaves are edible, but I do hope you leave some for the Fritillary butterflies & moths that need them for their baby larva. Leave some for an early food source for all the native bees, skippers, ants & flies while you’re at it!
Viola sororia are native to Eastern/central North America, hardy to zone 3 & grow best in light shade but will in full sun too if they get enough moisture. You likely won’t find them in a nursery but if you don’t have them already they’re very easy to grow from seed.
Have you reduced your lawn yet this year?
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