Yesterday I spotted pansies in front of the supermarket begging for a home. They pulled on my heartstrings until I brought two flats home.

The truth is, my wife wrote pansies on the grocery list. She didn’t have to. By early April, I’ll take any blooms I can to add color to the landscape.

There are still some cold nights coming. If the temperature doesn’t go much below 30, the pansies will be okay as long as they’re hardened off.

I sometimes put a blanket over the plants if it’s unseasonably cold though I usually don’t.

Pansies Yellow and Purple

My wife likes traditional purple pansies. I enjoy the warmth of the yellows. I’ll mix the two colors when I plant them making everyone happy!

Once the heat of the summer comes, I remove pansies because they don’t like the heat. If growing in a shady spot, they may survive.

If every plant in front of your house looks great except for a few groupings of pansies by the front door, viewers will focus on that.

That’s why I pull pansies once they start to wither.

I purchased these pansies on April 3erd, 2023.

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