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 ...

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color ...

Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One of the most exciting parts of the early spring season is the leaves ...

Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

Few things are more hopeful than a lovely and delicate wildflower poking up from the ground on a chilly day in early spring. Although often overlooked, Ohio’s ephemeral spring blooms are as much a ...

It was a beautiful spring day in Wisconsin, one of the first 60-degree days of the season, and the trails around Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park were buzzing with visitors. On the accessible ...

Redbud in bloom at T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County during the springtime. The site will be one of the locations participating in the annual Spring Wildflower Foray, a chance to explore ...

Besides being the month of the longest days, the summer solstice and warm temperatures, June is usually very wet as well. (We have had a few Junes in recent years that were mostly dry.) Warmth and wet ...

Imagine turning your child’s playtime into a garden of creativity with a spring flower playdough tray! Bursting with bright colors and squishy textures, this fun activity sparks little imaginations ...

After months of gray and brown as the predominant colors of the Rhode Island landscape, spring flowers will be a welcome sight. Making everything feel a little bit lighter, the daffodils and flowering ...

The return of spring is so joyous here in Western Maryland. It seems like the dawn chorus of birds gets a little louder every day as the warm sunlight convinces more spring flowers to open. With ...

While most Iowans long for spring, fruit growers like to see 30- and 40-degree temperatures through March because it lessens the odds a late cold snap will freeze buds or blooms. “Right now, all of ...