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submitted 1 month ago by quercus@slrpnk.net to c/nolawns@slrpnk.net

Started working on this area underneath a tree last spring. Common blue violet, eastern columbine and wild geranium make up the groundcover.

I planted Virginia spiderwort too, but the cottontails feasted on them 🐇

And an update on my violet post from last year. They're filling in this area nicely under the elderberry:

Violet groundcover under an elderberry shrub

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[-] griff@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago

do you have to contend with deer nibbling on your plant buddies?

[-] kevin@kitty.ly 1 points 1 month ago

I'm in the burbs so not many deer here..

[-] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago

the urb I’m in also rarely has deer about, which is a plus for gardening without fences!

this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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