Violet-colored lawn

My lawn is not the main focus of my garden. It's not what I want people to notice, and for the most part I think I've managed to divert their attention with the bamboos and such. I really don't want them seeing what's below their feet as they walk along, because it's a bit of a mess.

It's difficult not to notice my lawn right now though, as although it's got some green in it, it's also a lovely shade of violet. More like "a shade of violets" really...

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I'm still uncertain as how I'm going to handle this.

Reducing the number of violets mechanically (by hand-pulling) is pretty much impossible right now, unless I scrape the ground clean and start a new lawn. That is still an option, but not one I'll tackle this year.

I'm not in favor of dumping chemicals over the whole thing to kill them either. I've sprayed for them before using the correct version of weed killer -- as nasty as they may be not all of those chemicals will kill violets -- with mixed results.

I may still spray my small front yard, as that's got to blend with the rest of the neighborhood, which is more violet-free than mine.

But for now, I'll just enjoy the wash of color in my lawn, and try to ignore the fact that each of these flowers will produce dozens or hundreds of new plants this year.

Incidentally, I've recently obtained several plants of a different species of violet -- one that is equally aggressive, but has the advantage of being fragrant -- unlike these which are not.

If I'm going to be surrounded by violets, they might as well smell good too, right?

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