Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...

One of the many joys of spring is when the early flowers begin to bloom — colorful, familiar, like seeing an old friend. Oh, and delicious. Pansies, bluebells and violets lead the parade followed soon ...

Before you plant these violets in a container, work a small amount of coffee grounds into the potting soil to improve ...

Replace them in the cut flower garden with zinnias. There are several versions of dayflower and spiderwort. They are plants with relatively long pointed leaves that produce blue or violet ...