The best hardy geranium varieties (aka cranesbills) provide months of color and effective ground cover. In the last 50 or 60 years, these dependable jewel-hued bloomers have become some of our most ...

Nothing signals the start of the garden season like a cheerful pot of geraniums among your porch planters. But did you know there are two major types? There are true geraniums (Geranium spp.), which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman planting pink geraniums in garden - Guido Mieth/Getty Images Geraniums (Pelargonium) are iconic mainstays in American home ...

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The colorful blooms of geraniums are a nursery favorite in spring, but did you know you can grow geraniums from seed? These colorful flowers are grown both as perennials and annuals, and while you can ...

What’s in a name? The name geranium brings several things to mind: The stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a loved-ones grave to mass borders in ahome landscape to a ...

BOISE, Idaho — Geraniums are some of the prettiest and most popular flowers for home gardeners. They come in a variety of colors and look great as accents in containers and hanging baskets. We learn ...

I'll make a confession if you promise to keep it just between you and me. I suffer from OCGD, or as I like to call it, Obsessive Compulsive Gardener's Disorder. Nowhere are the symptoms more obvious ...

At the beginning of the 19th century, the geranium was a novel and beloved plant. Thomas Jefferson took some to the White House. By the end of the century, people were sick of it. William Morris, the ...

Geraniums are a beloved flower with colorful blooms that can last for several seasons; despite their delicate appearance, these blooms are surprisingly hardy. "Deer tend to avoid them, they remain ...

Did you hear about the plant breeder who recently crossed a four-leaf clover with poison ivy? It seems he had a rash of good luck. Speaking of good luck, we're fortunate if we have an experienced ...

A few years ago, a wonderful lady from church asked me if you can keep geraniums over the winter. When I was in the greenhouse business with my family, we had very unusual clients. One client we had ...