Everybody knows these:  Violas or Pansies.  

 

They love cool weather, and we've even seen them survive snowfall.  So, now is the time to plant pansies.  They are available in all the garden centers, and will last until the weather gets warm (like in June.)  Best to plant them in pots on the deck, cause the deer can't resist eating them if they can reach them.  They pull the plants right out of the ground.  

 

Daddy called them "baby faces,"  and Jon calls them "deer food."  Whatever you call them, pansies add cheerfulness to winter grayness.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!