Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

Roses are red. Violets are blue. But sometimes they can be yellow, too. Or even white. Roughly 20 species of violets grow in Illinois, and many have heart-shaped leaves with five petals on blooms ...

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 ...

This classic pre-Prohibition cocktail is especially good-looking in spring. Am I the only one whose mind wanders over to classic cocktails while returning children’s library books? Let me explain.

Arriving in Whatcom County in early to mid-April after a winter in Central America, viuolet green swallows zip and dart through the air as they feast on flying insects. Drew Perine The (Tacoma) News ...

Capturing all the flavors of the growing season in a jelly jar is one of my passions. This year-long quest to bottle sunlight begins early each spring when the wee purple violet flowers appear, hiding ...

In grammar school, Billy slipped me a Valentine and ran away. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Limburger stinks, and so do you." Speaking of odor, little Billy's violet was the Viola odorata, the ...