tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post5795369993329390532..comments2024-03-09T15:40:26.097-06:00Comments on CollectIn Texas Gal: Violet SurviorsSue McPeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-42523625038651500142016-02-09T15:50:43.927-06:002016-02-09T15:50:43.927-06:00That's a good word to describe those who care ...That's a good word to describe those who care for those persnickety violets...nervous. I am partial to the tiny purple blooms, too.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-3278904980706149042016-02-09T15:48:45.070-06:002016-02-09T15:48:45.070-06:00The African Violet gods must have been watching ov...The African Violet gods must have been watching over your Mother's plants. No other way to explain it. Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-2762297240800892092016-02-09T15:46:32.937-06:002016-02-09T15:46:32.937-06:00McCoy made some of the earliest pots for African v...McCoy made some of the earliest pots for African violets. I had several, and like your grandmother, they did well on the window sill.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-44732387368101641762016-02-05T11:40:13.540-06:002016-02-05T11:40:13.540-06:00Hi Sue - I have actually managed to keep some Afri...Hi Sue - I have actually managed to keep some Africa Violets alive in recent years (two I believe!) .. but I love seeing the wild violets in the hedgerows ... and then the sugared violets ... my father used to bring those and sugared rosepetals back from London .. they were delicious for a brief time - til the sugar set in!! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-92046210879248606772016-02-04T22:52:16.056-06:002016-02-04T22:52:16.056-06:00Stop in from Alamma blog. I've done so so with...Stop in from Alamma blog. I've done so so with African violets. But notice some people have crocus poking though.<br />A sure sign spring is on the way.<br />Coffee is on peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-7669416564716658972016-02-04T15:50:32.040-06:002016-02-04T15:50:32.040-06:00That's funny that HiHoney had to make a commen...That's funny that HiHoney had to make a comment about the overflowing of African violets. I don't have places for them, or I might overdo, too!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-87178758126618455762016-02-04T10:51:34.356-06:002016-02-04T10:51:34.356-06:00I like violets more than roses. Lovely pictures - ...I like violets more than roses. Lovely pictures - the purples are so rich.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-63916727720233063762016-02-04T10:05:47.512-06:002016-02-04T10:05:47.512-06:00Oh yes, I've also done the African Violet thin...Oh yes, I've also done the African Violet thing. I finally let them bite the dust. I over mothered them until they made me nervous. I've always loved the kind of violets pictured on the little pitcher.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-23506793385467174092016-02-04T09:26:31.905-06:002016-02-04T09:26:31.905-06:00Those were the only plants my mother could grow. ...Those were the only plants my mother could grow. She (and I) have brown thumbs. Mom would pretty much ignore them, and they would thrive, much to the chagrin of her African Violet growing friend (UV lights, special feed, etc) I could do the same with my roses in San Angelo. Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115005019733614660.post-81795791859854033372016-02-04T09:12:37.079-06:002016-02-04T09:12:37.079-06:00Both of my Grandmothers had African Violets growin...Both of my Grandmothers had African Violets growing on their window sills in McCoy vases. I have tried but to no luck!Ann@A Sentimental Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521312649204476924noreply@blogger.com