WASHINGTON — Not so wild about wild violets? Myra in Arlington writes: “What is the best way to get rid of wild violets in the lawn? We have both the purple & Confederate types. It started out with ...

These spring forest flowers are pretty enough to eat. Go ahead—our five simple recipes will fuel your culinary imagination. Renegade patches of snow still linger in the forest’s darkest spots when the ...

Wild violets are plentiful in my lawn even though a company sprayed? several times. I also have weeds that look like clover but have tiny yellow flowers. What kills these weeds? Wild violets are not ...

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 ...

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 lasting ...

Q: I have a weed in my lawn that I am told is a wild violet. A herbicide didn’t seem to work. What can I do? M.S., Tulsa A: Wild violets are common and are one of the toughest weeds to control in ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — This Week's Weed of The Week is the Wild Violet or Common Blue Violet. You may see the beautiful carpet of purple in a field or patch in your lawn in early spring. Don't be fooled ...

I can’t hate the wild violets that spill across my lawn, inextricably linked as they are to the memory of my mother bent low under a spreading maple, her apron skirt swirled around her as she picks ...

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 ...