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SWEET VIOLET
One March day in 2002, Elaine Kudela walked into the back greenhouse with this tiny bouquet of heaven scented flowers. About 12 tiny violet flowers was all it took to perfume the front half of this greenhouse. After a long winter, that fragrance was just pure delight. Later we received three varieties as gifts from Elaine. Elaine owned the local herb nursery for years and was secretary of the Sweet Violet Society. Elaine was retiring from the business, just as we were starting up. We count her among the original herbalist of this region that have not only kept herbal knowledge alive throughout the years, but helped popularize these earthy plants to attract "younger couples," crazy enough to try to make a living at peddling these sometimes non-blooming plants. We honor her trail blazing efforts and know that she's in a better place now.