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 ...

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Question: I just found out that geraniums aren’t actually geraniums! I’ve been growing them in a porch pot for years and didn’t realize there’s also a perennial called a geranium. What’s the ...

Hardy geraniums are a great ground cover plant for sunny or partially shaded areas, but they often are confused with the beautiful annual geraniums found at the garden center in spring. Technically, ...

If I were to label a perennial as perfect -- or as close to perfect as is possible -- I'd pick hardy geraniums. Their needs are simple, they aren't heavy feeders, they don't require staking and they ...

It's possible to overwinter your geraniums so that they can last into the next year, and there are multiple benefits for letting these flowers thrive.

Don't let January's cold and wet start put you off from gardening: the experts say now is the ideal time to plant perennials for a head-start on spring.

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...