How to Landscape With Pansies

Buy a variety of pansy seeds. Blue and yellow pansies are the most fragrant, but you can find pansies in many colors, including red, pink, white and orange.

Start your seeds indoors about five weeks before you want to plant them outside. Pansies require moist soil and darkness in order to germinate. Pot seedlings in containers when they are 3 inches high, until the last freeze passes.

Observe your yard from different vantage points. Make notes on where you may want to add pansies. Make a basic sketch of your yard and play with potential arrangements. Keep in mind that pansies grow best in spots with eight hours of partial sun.

Use a hand shovel to turn over the soil.

Test the soil; add fertilizer if needed. Rotate fertilizers, since the acidic pH level that pansies prefer is difficult to achieve with a single type.

Dig a hole for each pansy, leaving about 6 inches of space in between. Fill in the rest of the hole with soil and pat the soil lightly with your hand.

Water every seed lightly, unless you are expecting rain.

Plant pansies in containers to hang from your front porch or to set around your patio so you can enjoy their aroma as you come and go. Keep the soil moist, but well drained to prevent root rot.