by KYW's Phran Novelli
Pansies make you happy – especially the ones with ‘faces’ as my best friend in the world calls them. And when you plant hardy pansies in the fall, they have time to grow deep roots that help them last into the heat of summer; whereas pansies you plant in the spring usually swoon as soon as it gets hot. Hardy pansies will flap in the fall breeze, hang on through a freeze, and shrug off the snow. They may brown a bit, but as spring approaches - or when we get one of those crazy warm February weeks - they begin blooming again. It’s fun to watch window boxes wave and flowerbeds flutter with pansy petals in late winter when you can’t think of going out to plant anything - but you won’t need to, because your pansies will already be there.
So go get some hardy pansies with happy faces to plant now, and you’ll put a smile on the face of everyone who passes your yard this fall, winter and spring.
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