Perhaps no group of plants have more human faces than violas and pansies and it easy to give them human characteristics. The small violas that we generally buy in polystyrene boxes can seem like so many happy chattering children while their larger cousins, the Pansies, are the partygoers. They may sometimes be overdressed, but are[…]
The charm of violets
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure General Gardening, Guest post, Ornamental gardening, Spring Dec 07, 2017
Violas various
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, General Gardening, Ornamental gardening Jun 20, 2017
Many of us use Violas as an annual in our winter and summer containers and baskets. They are however strictly a short lived hardy perennial. They are suitable for rockeries (hence they are often sold from the alpine section of the nursery), containers, gravel gardens and border and path edges. They prefer moist but[…]