Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple flowers growing under the shade of trees - Jiojio/Getty Images Just because you have a shady garden or backyard doesn't ...

From easy-to-grow favorites to vibrant garden showstoppers, these 12 purple blooms bring bold color to your yard — without ...

Flowers that self-seed in the garden provide a cost-effective way to establish sustainable, long-lasting plantings. Discover gorgeous annuals, biennials, and perennials flowers that readily reseed in ...

Roses are red. Violets are blue. But sometimes they can be yellow, too. Or even white. Roughly 20 species of violets grow in Illinois, and many have heart-shaped leaves with five petals on blooms ...

May 26—The long wait to see the spring woods open up and produce new wildflowers was worth it. Quickly, as snow melted, the next phase began on the same forest floor that was covered by a snowpack ...

Dear Master Gardener: The leaves of my spider plant are a sickly pale green. I have it near a south window. Is it getting too much light? Answer: There are several reasons why a spider plant loses its ...

Pick violets in the northern woods and create edible treats. Includes recipes and the science of the violet. These forest flowers are pretty enough to eat. Go ahead—let our six simple recipes fuel ...

Imagine a house plant that blooms all the time and can do so for years – up to half a century or more by some accounts. In fact, if two months go by without any flowers, it means you need to make some ...

The other day, I was photographing a large clump of common blue violets on a neighbor’s lawn when she remarked that they were pretty, but “mostly weeds.” I said I know that violets can be banes of ...