Pansies and violas are happy-looking plants that with their sweet, subtle scent can add a cheerful appearance to your fall, winter and early spring gardens.

Pansies and the other violas are best grown in humusy, moist soil, such as a peat-based potting mix or garden soil heavily ...

Pansies, officially called Viola x wittrockiana, add vibrant color to gardens and ... “I plant pansies in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked in my cooler climate garden,” says Brock Ingham ...

Pansies and their viola relatives can be added to flower beds or container gardens. Mix them with other cool-season annuals like petunias, dianthus, snapdragons and dusty miller. Keep the soil ...

You want them to grow together to cover the soil, but not to crowd one another. For pansies and violas that’s going to mean you’ll be planting on 10- or 12-inch centers checkerboard style.

Set the plants out at the appropriate spacing. You want them to grow together to cover the soil, but not to crowd one another. For pansies and violas that’s going to mean you’ll be planting on 10- or ...