"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your vision of a perfect backyard might feature vibrant flower beds, a healthy lawn, and prolific ...

These cute little plants can be a nightmare for both lawn and vegetable/flower garden lovers. The sweet things are very invasive and very difficult to remove. They spread by seed and underground root.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your idea of a dreamy backyard may include everything from flower beds to a lush green lawn to colorful ...

Grumpy helps a reader with a lawn covered in African violets. Plus, the gripe of the week. "I live 40 miles north of Atlanta and I need help. My lawn is covered with African violets and no one can ...

Q: I have an area in my garden that has a beautiful buckeye tree. Growing under the tree is a groundcover called Vinca minor. Now the groundcover is invaded with weeds -- mainly wild violets. I would ...

QUESTION: Once I retired, I started to devote time to enhancing my grass, so I had an irrigation system installed. The lawn started to look better throughout the year. However, the tenants on both ...

CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — This Week's Weed of The Week is the Wild Violet or Common Blue Violet. You may see the beautiful carpet of purple in a field or patch in your lawn in early spring. Don't be fooled ...

My roses were red and my violets were blue (and white and purple) but this fall they were suddenly everywhere, filling up the bare spots on our lawn, crowding out the remaining sprigs of grass, ...