Viola x wittrockiana, more commonly known as Pansies, are short-lived perennial flowers. Originating back in the 1800s, the flowers come in a vast array of colors and are ideal for planters, hanging ...

If you want a steady stream of colorful flowers in your garden from fall well into spring, you need to know a gardening secret. The season most people think of as a time for resting, winter, is ...

Long before the sculptor Auguste Rodin gave us a guy resting his chin on his knuckles, the garden world had its own thinker. The humble violet had been bred to show a dark blotch on pale petals. It ...

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 ...

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, ...

Plant winter pansies in a sunny spot with well-draining soil to ensure healthy growth and vibrant blooms. Regular watering and bi-weekly fertilizing will help winter pansies thrive and produce ...

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 ...

Of all of the early emerging spring flowers, few show up with more vigor, pizazz and bursts of color than the cool weather loving, long blooming pansy (Viola x Wittrockiana). Pansies are cultivars 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.

AVON — Flowers never go out of style, which is why long-time Eagle County local and Colorado native Frankie Sheridan started Fancy Pansy out of her garage five years ago. Last month, Sheridan ...

Sugar cookies can sometimes be seen as the vanilla ice cream of cookies: too plain. But what I love most about sugar cookies is the versatility they offer. Their flavor can easily be adjusted, and ...