Genus: Viola

Happy little plants they look like they are smiling

I like these white ones.

Wow 27yrs on what a Fab Story Nacym :)

Nice bit of history about your little Violas Nancy

They are beautiful & so is their history!

When I was a little girl I dug up a few voilets from the woods behind our house and planted them in my father's rock garden. When I grew up and had a place of my own I planted them in my own garden and here they flourish, 27 years later.

Oh, I understand the impulse...it is gorgeous... are the leaves toothed? very interesting to ponder who the parents of this one might have been, or is it a hybrid? These days crosses are so common that it is sometimes hard to know what it is you're looking at...lol.

These plants seem to like the surges of water from my neighbour's pump a lot more than I do,lol.

We call them Johnny Jump Ups here.

i think these look great with there little faces luv jo xx

Love these. Each one is always a little different.

They look like supersized Johnny Jump Ups...love em.

cutie face!! I just planted blue ones in my front patch along with California Poppies...

Nice pic..it's so familiar..they love to cuddle up to tulips. such pretty little faces.

lol The Boss :)

The White Basket looks so fresh :)

Looks cheerful.

Very cheerful !

i bought these as mini plugs last autumn and they have only just started to flower, but worth the wait me thinks!

Sweetest faces on a flower, for sure! love the blue too.

Iv just Brought Some Pansies this colour 4 my Barrow :)

I don't blame you...love the bloom color and the leaves.!

Wonderful picture, love the lighting, and the wooden fence in the background really adds the perfect touch.!

Exquisite is the right word for these.

Love these. The way they end up popping up everywhere.

Just like the1s im growing in my front garden :D

Luv Purple Pansys :)

Wonderful Colour Di :)

Can see why you just had to have this Lovely

Thanks ladies, its a bit unusual is'nt it - have'nt seen this type before, it was in a mixed tray i bought from B & Q in the autumn - none of the others were anything like it - maybe it got mixed up in with them some how - even the leaf shape is different! bonus!

This looks lovely

This is a lovely colour

some great coloured pansy's

what a lovely colour......

thanks Janette

What a lovely colour

well to be honest i think my slug war is winning! i have'nt seen any slugs for at least a week and the weather has been just perfect for them to be out munching, and they do love a viola don't they, the last flush of flowers was covered in little holes, but as you can see from this one, now there is not a blemish on hardly any of them - defo worth investing the £30 me thinks - i know should'nt count chickens etc..... wait and see what happens when the Hostas appear!

What a Fantastic colour Ang,Iv been Dead Heading,Weeding,Feeding&Slug Hunting My Front Garden Pansie Boarder2 day&its looking lots better than when i last did the Slug hunt,If you remember i asked why my pansies got Greenfly or Blackspot in a blog when i last checked them& id picked all the Black spot off them &gave good wash in soapy Water &they look Fab now:)

they sure do Jac and it won't be long before yours look like this.

Hey they look great when in abig clump Ang:)

no i agree, how could you pull these up? i don't mind if they do end up in the grass and all over my beds, all of the other plants seem to come through them ok anyway! and i would much rather have these than some of the other weeds i have!

They are lovely - definitely not weeds!

Great close-up pic. ! I can almost see the water running off the flower petals.

I love this color! Maybe I'll try it next year.

I can hardly wait to have the snow melt, so I can see early blooming pansies.

LOVE this pansy, looks like one I used to grow named jolly joker.

i love this ORANGE colour :D

Wow this yellow is so Sharp in this pic

This is a Lovely Pink colour Chris:D

Iv not got any Violets :( & they are so PRETTY :D great pic

What a lovely pink:D

Hey iv the exact pansy growing in my front garden!

Another favourite annual I love so much are Pansies !

you have a very beautiful beautiful garden. and i really like this one.

your welcome - let us know if it works! regards angie

I could certainly try it - we're going shopping tomorrow so I'll look out for one! Thanks.

hi you could try sticking a mini windmill in the pot, proberly also not hugely attractive, but might look better than sticks and thread you can get some that are quite sweet rather than gordy. my friend used to live on the top floor of a block of flats she had several nice pots on her balcony and had the same problem with birds and she used to stick windmills in everything - aparently they scar them off!