21 Early-Season Flowers for Your Garden

From delicate annuals to hardy trees and shrubs, spring supplies continuous color for your yard.

Pansy

Cool weather is just what pansy prefers. It's an annual that gardeners flock to for early-season containers and window boxes, relishing the variety in bloom color as much as the cheery uplifted petals.

Name: Viola x wittrockiana

Growing conditions: Sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 10 inches tall and 12 inches wide

Zones: 4-8