Pansies, officially called Viola x wittrockiana, add vibrant color to gardens and thrive in the cooler months. Pansies are known for their cheerful blooms and overlapping petals resembling a heart ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The National Garden Bureau dubbed 2017 the Year of the Pansy — a well-deserved distinction for Viola x wittrockiana. Easy to grow, inexpensive and even ...

Annuals are eye candy in the garden, their colorful presence often rewarded with a Yard of the Month sign. Pansies, the most colorful of our cool-season annuals, accommodate any palette from muted ...

I suppose you have already picked your pansies for the winter garden. But if you are not a fan of the viola clan, know they are among the longest blooming annuals that money can buy. They should be.

Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) such as the Rose Wing variety shown above are one of the toughest short-lived plants. Pansies love the cool weather of spring and fall; they suffer and die during the ...

In many parts of the country, garden centers are loaded with fresh bedding plants to give you months of cool-season color and splendor. Pansies, violas, snapdragons, dianthus, flowering kale, cabbage ...

Question: I have seen pansies for sale at the garden centers, but isn’t it better to plant them in the spring? Answer: Pansies are actually one of the five most frost-resistant and cold-tolerant ...

Don’t even think about waiting until spring to plant your pansies. While there are all kinds of winter flowers you can get in the ground now such as Iceland poppies, cyclamen, cineraria and more, ...

Blue is a color that is often associated with spirituality and intellect. It is believed to have a calming effect, and it can help people fall asleep faster or feel relaxed. Light blue is often ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As A Wandering Botanist, Kathy Keeler has traveling the globe searching for exotic plants and their stories. From Tierra del Fuego in Argentina to the ...

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