Pansies could be the perfect wallflower — quiet, unassuming, blend-into-the-backdrop plants — of the garden. Not for Brenna Estrada, though. She’s researched their history, grown and sold them ...

Editor's note: This new monthly column begins today. We'll nominate a flowering plant easily available and easily grown in a pot or plot that will add instant, inexpensive color to your home.

It is also called Johnny-Jump-Up and is distinguished from the other pansies by its delicate beauty: the Heart’s Ease is a small pansy with purple, yellow, and white petals. Supplement a dash of ...

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 ...

Pansies have long been a fall and winter garden favorite. These cheery flowers are sure to brighten landscapes and containers and add a smile to any occasion. Look for fun and new ways to add them to ...

Dear Master Gardener: What’s the difference between viola and pansy? How cold tolerant are they? Answer: There are about 500 species of annuals, perennials, and biennials in the Viola genus. All of ...

It will soon be time to plant pansies and Johnny-jump-ups in the upstate. Pansies and related Johnny-jump-ups are charming, small, cool-weather flowers. They come in many colors, with a variety of ...

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.

One of the many joys of spring is when the early flowers begin to bloom — colorful, familiar, like seeing an old friend. Oh, and delicious. Pansies, bluebells and violets lead the parade followed soon ...

In literature and folklore, the pansy finds multiple mentions, most notably in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where Ophelia refers to it as the flower of thought. The name “pansy” derives from the ...