You can bring a taste of the forest to your garden by planting a few of the wildflowers that bloom in spring in our native woods. Many woodland plants flower in early spring to take advantage of the ...

Ephemeral woodland wildflowers are one of the hallmarks of spring in our local forests. These wildflowers take advantage of the early spring when trees haven’t begun to leaf out yet and that dazzling ...

Contrary to the title, I won't be dissecting any animals for this story. Instead, I want visit the early blooming flowers that decorate the forest floor. Four years ago, I wrote about three of these ...

White dogtooth violet, or white trout lily, is a small, early blooming lily found in Iowa woodlands. In early spring, Iowa’s woodlands begin to fill in with color. If you look closely, you’ll find a ...

Nothing raises the spirits like the first wildflowers of spring in the woods. “It’s always a treat to see those first little blooms,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton ...

New blossoms will soon be popping up around trails in Vermont, reaching for the sun and welcoming the new season along with the spring hikers trekking by. Many of these spring woodland flowers sprout ...

Skunk cabbage grows in Red-tail’s Phyllis and Frank Yuhas Woods. Spring is a few weeks away and with it comes an array of wildflowers so sweet that our winter blues melt away. We look forward to a ...

blooms, wildflower-seekers should venture out to conservation areas over the next few months to view them all. McHenry County Conservation District suggests several conservation areas where ...

There’s no contest: spring is the best of all seasons for walking. The sleepy countryside is awakening from winter’s harsh ...