Collectively, they are known as violas, though individual distinctive garden types are usually called pansies (Viola x ...

Pansies and violas are happy-looking plants that with their sweet, subtle scent can add a cheerful appearance to your fall, winter and early spring gardens.

Be sure to include a colorful viola flower or two in your cool season garden plans. The variety of violas available will ...

Maiya Papach (left) is principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Rebecca Albers is principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra. There aren’t many jobs for people who play viola ...

Out with the red-leafed wax begonias and in with the pansies. Actually, violas. More on that in a moment. This is the time of year to get all that done, even if it means uprooting plants that still ...