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 ...

Geraniums are wonderfully low maintenance and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes - Getty Hard-working heroes of the spring and summer garden, hardy geraniums are having a comeback. Many would ...

What: Geranium “Gerwat” Rozanne is a relatively new but outstanding hardy geranium. It is noted for its long bloom time — from June until frost in some areas — producing many large, clear blue flowers ...

The Perennial Plant Association named the hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’ as its 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year. Also known as Cranesbill, perennial geraniums have long been a staple on the gardeners’ ...

IT’S at least three months until the majority of them come into bloom so you'd be excused for thinking it's a bit early to be reading about summer-flowering perennials. But today I wish to celebrate ...

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 ...

Has your garden got the blues? Actually, that would be a good thing. From among 371 plants suggested by its members, the Perennial Plant Association has elected a hardy geranium with large, almost ...

Charles Kanyoni a Geranium rozanne farmer at his herbs farm in Kieni constituency, Nyeri County. [Standard] When you first visit Charles Kanyoni's farm in Nyeri county, you will notice a unique green ...

Legendary plantswoman and doyenne of the cottage garden, Margery Fish, famously said, 'When in doubt, plant a geranium.' It's pretty sound advice that still stands today, as hardy geraniums — the ones ...

If only everything in life were as reliable as a geranium... SURVEYING the garden as midsummer approaches I’m often reminded of the gardeners’ old adage: "If in doubt, plant a geranium." Before ...

When Rozanne Waterer and her husband, Donald, discovered an unusual- looking seedling growing at the end of their garden in the sleepy village of Kilve in Somerset, they initially thought they had a ...