“Violets have been a great addition to my yard,” he writes on his blog. “In spring they bloom beautiful violet to blue ...

Because wild violets are native plants with some medicinal benefits ... you will need to properly maintain your lawn to ...

especially where normal lawns are failing, are native violet (Viola hederacea) and Dichondra (kidney weed). “These both work really well in the dappled shade and full shade. While Viola can ...

The project aims to plant 50,000 native violets over the next two years, with support from a grant awarded this year by the National Environmental Education Foundation to Freshkills Park Alliance.