Letting pansies produce seeds will also mean smaller (and fewer) flowers, since the plant's energy is being directed elsewhere. Purchasing high-quality seeds will yield stronger plants.

When growing violas and pansies, start by choosing high-quality seeds or healthy seedlings and planting them in nutrient-rich, well-draining soil.

1 Germinate pansy seeds now. It takes around three weeks for the seeds to germinate and another 40 days for the seedlings to be strong enough to be moved into the garden as fall arrives.

According to Gardeners' World, pansies, which are low-growing bush perennials, offer a "cheerful display of colour when ...

The seeds germinate best around the 20-degree Celsius mark, which is why it is difficult to grow a pansy plant outdoors in hotter areas. For the potting mix, boosting the nursery soil with a thin ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions . Leave the pansies (and other cool-season bedding plants) in as long as they look good; you might as well get your money’s worth out of the ...

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 ...

Growing your own vegetables and flowers from seed offers several advantages: 1.) it’s less expensive than buying plants; 2.) you control the timing of when they’re ready for planting; 3.) you ...

I went to my local Ace Hardware store last week for birdseed and came away not only with the seed but also with four 4-inch pots of blue-and-white pansies.