What to grow: annual vs. perennial. Annuals are the top choice when you’re looking for instant gratification. They grow quickly from seeds or transplants to fill up containers or beds with color.

A little-known fact is that most pansy varieties can be perennial and come back every year. Pansies like cool weather, so plants you install this spring will bloom again in fall and again next ...

Planting perennials is one of the smartest low-maintenance garden moves you can make. So what are perennial plants, you may ask? Unlike annuals, which only last for a single season, perennials spring ...

Pansies are technically hardy biennial plants, but we treat them as annuals in this part of the country. Advertisement Pansies ( Viola x wittrockiana ) are among the most popular garden flowers today.

Are Pansies Perennials? ... However, they tend to decline after the first year and, as a result, are often grown as annuals. Pansies can also be grown as biennials in areas with mild winters.

Pansies are the toughest fall/winter annuals and may be the toughest annual flowers of all. Planted in October, they have been known to still be flowering in July.

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 ...