Dining Wild: No shrinking violets here, they are beautiful AND edible! February 9, 2017 at 2:05 a.m. | Updated February 9, 2017 at 1:51 p.m. by Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, For the News Tribune ...

Q: I recently won an African violet as a door prize. I have not had much luck growing houseplants and would like to know how to care for it -- how much water, sunlight, etc.

Edible sugared violets. Makes 80. Ingredients: 1 egg white; 1/2-2 teaspoons water; 80 freshly picked violet flowers; 1 cup ultrafine baker’s sugar; Instructions: ...

With their diminutive size, colorful blooms, and attractive foliage, African violets are popular houseplants. Originating in East Africa, they now come in a variety of leaf and flower colors ...

African Violets are a longtime favorite, with its small bouquets of blooms. Violets are a nice gift to give or receive. When I read that a violet is the flower of the month for February I realized ...

My mother was an avid gardener but I don’t remember her ever growing a houseplant. Everything went into the ground. As a child, I was never even aware that houseplants existed until one day m… ...

After a snowy Minnesota winter, we all look forward to seeing the flowers begin to bloom. While the colorful springtime buds are beautiful to look at, some of them can also be a tasty addition to ...