Not if Icicle Pansies and violas R, fall-blooming heathers and assorted conifers are among the inhabitants. If you plant your containers and gardens with these tough survivors, your winter garden ...

Easy to grow, violas are wonderful in mass plantings, containers, hanging baskets and even as indoor pot plants where there is ample light. They look great when they are paired with other plants ...

So, violas may be a better choice if you experience harsh, chilly winters. In more temperate climates, pansies may be a better choice if you're looking to make a dramatic statement in your garden.

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 ...

Pansies and violas prefer well-drained garden soil or pots with ample drainage holes. Fertilize pansies and violas with a slow-release granular food, or feed weekly with a liquid food made for ...

Penny Peach Jump Up Violas at Hardy Boy Plants/Welby Gardens in Denver on March 16, 2017. “Whether in pots or inter-planting, you can’t go wrong with pansies,” Chacon said.

When the sky is gray and the landscape bleak, a pot full of pretty pansies on the porch offers a cheerful sight on a winter’s day. Fat-faced pansies with their whiskered markings and infinite ...

Deadheading pansies is a great way to promote new blooms and keep the plants thick. Violas tend to not need to be deadheaded and the flowers are smaller so it’s not as easy anyway.

The botanical name for the pansies we grow is Viola x wittrockiana. There are many varieties, and blooms vary from 2 to 4 inches. Newer varieties may be a solid color.

Pansies, of course, are the favorites, and rightfully so. You'll likely be buying 4- to 6-inch transplants that will offer bloom and performance until the high heat of late spring takes them out.

Pansy and Viola flowers are edible, and you can decorate cookiesand cheese cake, even salads with the flowers. A handful of flowersfloating in a big punch bowl looks very inviting.