Today, xeriscaping, rewilding, or planting a native lawn instead of turf symbolize eco-friendly homeowners eager to support the local flora and fauna. Once a symbol of status and wealth, ...

These native violets readily reseed and can take over your lawn. They grow profusely in my lawn, and I welcome them as a nice native alternative to Kentucky blue grass.

If you think ants in the kitchen and violets in the yard are not a good thing, you are right on one. Ants are unwelcomed parades across a kitchen counter or floor. Violets, however, are bright spot… ...

Landscapes and plants are making some noise. In April, the U.S. Senate declared National Native Plant Month. Now, some organizations around the United States, Canada and Great Britain have ...

Mid-May is prime time for violets, with different native wild violets blooming in wet and dry places in Westborough. ... Viola sororia) in our lawns and gardens. But there are differences.

Wild violets are frequently found growing in lawns and landscapes across the Kansas City metro area, but many people have a love-hate relationship with this native plant.

I read with disappointment Ellen Nibali’s Garden Q&A column, “How to control violets in your lawn” (June 6). Instead of educating the reader about the benefits of this native plant, Ms ...

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