Purple is the overarching theme of my garden this year. It all started with the purple pansies I bought to use as table decorations last fall. I had a bunch of them and I did not want to see them go to waste so I hurriedly planted them in any garden spot or free pot I could find. I have never had much luck with pansies. They usually never make it through the winter but these (as you can tell) have not only survived but prospered. It is odd that they survived considering the cold, snowy winter we had here in Tennessee. Maybe "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is actually true. How long will the pansies continue to thrive? The ones planted in the ground have benefited from the extremely wet spring we have had whereas the ones in containers have not faired quite as well. The secret is being firmly grounded in a vital source of life. That is a lesson from which we could all learn. Of course, it is only May. The pansies will probably not be able to take the heat of June but I sure have enjoyed them whether they were covered in snow or set the stage for purple annuals. Let Purple Reign!
