Editor's note: Rick Hollis of rural North Liberty is past president and newsletter editor for the Iowa City Bird Club. By Rick Hollis, community contributor Aldo Leopold said 'the chance to find a ...

Plants growing in a gravel garden - Photos By R A Kearton/Getty Images There are some plants that cannot grow without the perfect soil, and then there are those plants that seem happiest in the least ...

In early spring, I eagerly anticipate the opening of the first pasque flower, with blossoms often pushing up through the season's last snow. I can only imagine the joy that pioneers and Native ...

A symbol of resurrection and renewal, the pasque flower is symbolic of Easter for the Christian faith and Passover for the Jewish faith. A symbol of Easter and the renewal of spring, a pasque flower ...

What: Pulsatilla vulgaris Rote Glocke, also known as the red bells pasque flower, features almost-burgundy flowers enhanced by golden stamens. Bell-shaped flowers are supported by stems with fernlike ...

The pasque flower is one of the earliest spring flowers to catch your eye along hiking trails. This delicate lavender flower is a Colorado native perennial plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae ...

Pasque flowers bloom Monday, April 22, in the Northland Arboretum. Associated with Easter, the crocus blooms on or near Easter Sunday each year in dry pine barren soils. The flower is a symbol of ...

Pasque flowers are one of those early spring bloomers that brighten up the garden well before most plants have budded out. Native to Europe and western Asia, its name refers to the timing of its ...

It’s been a long time — long before there was a La Crosse River Trail — since I saw my first pasque flower; I can’t even remember how old I was. It’s a lead-pipe cinch, though, that I was no more than ...

Outdoors writer from Appleton, Minn., and author of several guidebooks, including "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Minneapolis and St. Paul" Having spent many adventures in both the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

This excellent nervine provides a release from pains associated with spasms of the reproductive system. A tincture brewed from the herb has been used to good effect in cases of earache. Pasque flowers ...