One of my favorite summer color annuals is the old-fashioned red geranium. This is one of the plants that could be considered an old timey flower whose time has passed, but I don’t think so. They are ...

Geraniums (Pelargonium) are iconic mainstays in American home gardens. Not only do they come in a variety of colors, but they also range in sizes between several inches and several feet tall. These ...

I can hardly believe it is Memorial Day week already. It means many different things to me. This weekend is our annual Herb Festival Weekend and this year is No. 39! It also means a time for my ...

They’re so common they seem foolproof, the default plant for the gardener with a black thumb. They’re also one of the reasons we find those chalets in Switzerland so irresistible, with their ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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, ...

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Everyone is pulling cool-season annuals from mixed containers and looking for plants to make a dramatic, warm-season impact. I am seeing a revival of geranium use in containers and in much more ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Native to Africa, geraniums (Pelargonium spp) are low-maintenance flowers that come in colors ranging ...

If your patio gets full sun (about six hours of direct exposure), it might be difficult to keep potted flowers from drying out or getting scorched in the heat. Luckily, there are plenty of colorful ...

For many years I’ve had a soft spot for my old fashioned red geraniums. They’re just so giving, flowering their hearts out month after month, easy to propagate and just looking so fabulously vibrant ...

If you need a pop of brilliant color, plant geraniums! Geraniums have been a favorite in gardens everywhere for decades because of their deep, saturated hues, long bloom time, and attractive scalloped ...