A finch taking petals from a zinnia flower - Melissa Burovac/Getty A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in your yard is the absolute mess they can create. While you might enjoy ...

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

Q. I have a purple flower called dame’s rocket in my garden. It just appeared on its own. Can you tell me something about it? — F.J. Cramble, Chicago A. Dame’s rocket or sweet rocket (Hesperis ...

This is the time of year when swampy areas often are ablaze with gorgeous pink-purple flowers that dominate the wetland. These are the flowers of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), an invasive ...

Lavender grows 12 to 18 inches tall and wide. They require full exposure to sunlight. The aromatic flowers grow in a lush green foliage. Allium produce globular-shaped flowers and are available in ...

I have been asked by several people to identify this very showy plant recently. Usually the description goes: “It looks like a great big butterfly bush” and with that I am fairly confident that what ...

Hannah Stephenson examines six purple plants that could add lustre to your garden space, and vibrancy indoors. From the cheerful flowers of violas and pansies to the dramatic berries of viburnum and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial flowers that earned national trial-garden honors lead the list of perennial ...

The color purple has evolved well beyond links to Barney the dinosaur to become a favorite color for politics, hair and flowers. It’s little understood as a hue because royal purple isn’t the only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple flowers growing under the shade of trees - Jiojio/Getty Images Just because you have a shady garden or backyard doesn't ...