Articles related to "Hardy Geranium"
Crucial Cranesbill
The history, folklore, and uses of cranesbill (hardy geranium).
hardy geranium • cranesbill • herb robert
The history, folklore, and uses of cranesbill (hardy geranium).
hardy geranium • cranesbill • herb robert
Plant Profile: Cranesbill Geranium
A favorite of English and Cottage Gardeners, the garden cranesbill is an excellent choice of flowering perennial for any garden situation. Here's how to care for them.
garden geraniums • hardy geranium • plant profiles • perennial flowers • fall foliage
A favorite of English and Cottage Gardeners, the garden cranesbill is an excellent choice of flowering perennial for any garden situation. Here's how to care for them.
garden geraniums • hardy geranium • plant profiles • perennial flowers • fall foliage
Early Summer Parade
With May almost over, we look at what is currently in flower and what highlights are to come. June is dominated by roses. I look at what the older roses have to offer for impatient gardeners. Clematis and hardy geraniums are also traditional members of the mixed border in summer. In my own garden there is already a blaze of colour from these reliable performers. Clematis and cranesbills for those difficult places in the garden are described in detail.
gardening • english gardening • british gardening • town gardening • city gardening
With May almost over, we look at what is currently in flower and what highlights are to come. June is dominated by roses. I look at what the older roses have to offer for impatient gardeners. Clematis and hardy geraniums are also traditional members of the mixed border in summer. In my own garden there is already a blaze of colour from these reliable performers. Clematis and cranesbills for those difficult places in the garden are described in detail.
gardening • english gardening • british gardening • town gardening • city gardening
Garden Party Time
How to prepare your garden for a summer party
garden party • garden • pruning • hardy geraniums • lady's mantle
How to prepare your garden for a summer party
garden party • garden • pruning • hardy geraniums • lady's mantle
Mellow September
As another English summer draws to a close, we review the season and look forward to the fiery colours of autumn. It has been a wet summer here in England, but the plants and wildlife are undaunted and together they make what for me is the perfect garden whatever the weather.
gardens • gardening • town gardens • town gardening • english gardening
As another English summer draws to a close, we review the season and look forward to the fiery colours of autumn. It has been a wet summer here in England, but the plants and wildlife are undaunted and together they make what for me is the perfect garden whatever the weather.
gardens • gardening • town gardens • town gardening • english gardening
More Groundcovers
A couple of my favorite groundcovers and a couple of lovely thugs.
groundcover • groundcovers • perennials • hardy geranium • cranesbill
A couple of my favorite groundcovers and a couple of lovely thugs.
groundcover • groundcovers • perennials • hardy geranium • cranesbill
Twelve Beautiful Plants for Shade
These twelve plants will make your shade garden the envy of the neighborhood.
plants for shade • perennials for shade • annuals for shade • shrubs for shade • shade gardening
These twelve plants will make your shade garden the envy of the neighborhood.
plants for shade • perennials for shade • annuals for shade • shrubs for shade • shade gardening
Erodiums - Heron's Bill or Stork's Bill
Heron's Bills, like their close cousins the hardy geraniums, are extremely versatile. Read how to grow them, how to use them in your landscape and view a bunch of really nice pictures of them too.
erodium • heronsbill • heron's bill • herons bill • geranium
Heron's Bills, like their close cousins the hardy geraniums, are extremely versatile. Read how to grow them, how to use them in your landscape and view a bunch of really nice pictures of them too.
erodium • heronsbill • heron's bill • herons bill • geranium
Catalog Plant Shopping the Wise Way
Come spring, the mail order gardening catalogs flood into mailboxes everywhere - pages of temptation, enticing gardeners to want one of everything.
mail order plants • online plant catalogs • return policy on plants • replacement policy on plants • garden design
Come spring, the mail order gardening catalogs flood into mailboxes everywhere - pages of temptation, enticing gardeners to want one of everything.
mail order plants • online plant catalogs • return policy on plants • replacement policy on plants • garden design
Summer's Final Curtain
This first summer of the new millennium is now fading. Gardens can often look blousy and tired at this time of year. See how you can keep your garden interesting and colourful, even when the best of summer has past.
gardening • gardens • late summer • perennials • summer
This first summer of the new millennium is now fading. Gardens can often look blousy and tired at this time of year. See how you can keep your garden interesting and colourful, even when the best of summer has past.
gardening • gardens • late summer • perennials • summer
Elizabeth Law's Dublin Garden
It may be a small garden in Dublin, Ireland, but it has a big impact.
irish gardens • ireland gardening • evergreen plants shrubs • camellias • camelias
It may be a small garden in Dublin, Ireland, but it has a big impact.
irish gardens • ireland gardening • evergreen plants shrubs • camellias • camelias
How to Grow Catmint Plant Profile
Catmint was originally grown as an herb for tea and to keep flying pests out of the garden. Now, many cultivars are highly ornamental.
catmint • nepeta • fragrant perennials • butterfly plants • purple flowers
Catmint was originally grown as an herb for tea and to keep flying pests out of the garden. Now, many cultivars are highly ornamental.
catmint • nepeta • fragrant perennials • butterfly plants • purple flowers
Mailorder Nurseries Online and Off, Part 5- Digging Dog Nursery
We are blessed with numerous fine nurseries online, but there are still many that haven't yet made the plunge. Digging Dog Nursery is one of them that you don't want to miss.
mailorder nursery • digging dog nursery • euphorbia jade dragon • euphorbia longifolia • euphorbia sikkimensis
We are blessed with numerous fine nurseries online, but there are still many that haven't yet made the plunge. Digging Dog Nursery is one of them that you don't want to miss.
mailorder nursery • digging dog nursery • euphorbia jade dragon • euphorbia longifolia • euphorbia sikkimensis
How to Grow Larkspur Plant Profile
The perennial larkspur plant is an easy and delightful thing for many landscapers and gardeners, adding old-fashioned charm to any bed or border.
larkspur • false delphinium • cutting flowers • butterfly garden blooms • consolida ambigua
The perennial larkspur plant is an easy and delightful thing for many landscapers and gardeners, adding old-fashioned charm to any bed or border.
larkspur • false delphinium • cutting flowers • butterfly garden blooms • consolida ambigua
Outstanding perennials - not just another bunch of pretty flowers
Here's a roundup of perennials whose sole purpose in life is to pander to our horticultural desires, providing lots of flowers, interesting foliage and healthy growth.
gardeners • sturdy plants • fragrant flowers • foliage over flowers • flower borders
Here's a roundup of perennials whose sole purpose in life is to pander to our horticultural desires, providing lots of flowers, interesting foliage and healthy growth.
gardeners • sturdy plants • fragrant flowers • foliage over flowers • flower borders
Plant Profile Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
A popular and charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to partly shaded gardens, the bleeding heart is a long-time beloved plant in heirloom gardens.
dicentra • bleeding heart • shade flowering plant • perennial plants • hardy flowers
A popular and charming cottage garden plant that adds grace to partly shaded gardens, the bleeding heart is a long-time beloved plant in heirloom gardens.
dicentra • bleeding heart • shade flowering plant • perennial plants • hardy flowers
BLOOMING ALPINES
Surveying the alpine garden and scree beds to see what is in bloom at the moment ">
alpine garden • irish gardens • gardening in ireland • blooms
Surveying the alpine garden and scree beds to see what is in bloom at the moment ">
alpine garden • irish gardens • gardening in ireland • blooms
Freeze-Frame Winter
Winter mulching is something we can do that will benefit the garden no matter what happens next in this ?stuck in a rut? winter.
mulch • winter protection • dormancy • freezing • frost protection
Winter mulching is something we can do that will benefit the garden no matter what happens next in this ?stuck in a rut? winter.
mulch • winter protection • dormancy • freezing • frost protection
An English Garden in High Summer
Key front row performers for your garden. Covering such plants as old fashioned roses, a host of clematis and other star performers of the summer garden.
roses • english roses • english roses • old-fashioned roses • alba roses
Key front row performers for your garden. Covering such plants as old fashioned roses, a host of clematis and other star performers of the summer garden.
roses • english roses • english roses • old-fashioned roses • alba roses
Cranesbills for summer flower power
Hardy Geraniums or Cranesbills are perfect plants for the border in cottage and city gardens. Ranging from tiny alpines to tall stately giants. Utterly dependable and easy to grow, they cover a wide range of colours.
perennials • cranesbills • shade • borders • high summer
Hardy Geraniums or Cranesbills are perfect plants for the border in cottage and city gardens. Ranging from tiny alpines to tall stately giants. Utterly dependable and easy to grow, they cover a wide range of colours.
perennials • cranesbills • shade • borders • high summer
Green Shoots of Recovery
Blasts of winter of winter snow and rain in early spring lay low many plants. This does not stop the spring growth of many plants and many spring jobs are already upon us gardeners.
spring • fertiliser • organic fertiliser • clematis • delphiniums
Blasts of winter of winter snow and rain in early spring lay low many plants. This does not stop the spring growth of many plants and many spring jobs are already upon us gardeners.
spring • fertiliser • organic fertiliser • clematis • delphiniums
Mid Summer Moments
Looking at mid summer highlights in my garden. Roses, clematis and the mixed border provide lots of colour and texture for those warm long evenings. The delights of water in the garden and coping with unexpected visitors are all part of high summer.
gardening • english gardening • town gardening • town gardens • city gardening
Looking at mid summer highlights in my garden. Roses, clematis and the mixed border provide lots of colour and texture for those warm long evenings. The delights of water in the garden and coping with unexpected visitors are all part of high summer.
gardening • english gardening • town gardening • town gardens • city gardening
Perfect Plant Partnerships
What are your favourite plant combinations in the garden?
colour • gardening • companion planting • color • planting design
What are your favourite plant combinations in the garden?
colour • gardening • companion planting • color • planting design
Preparing for Winter
With autumn well under way now and winter not far behind, we look at the glorious colours to be found at this time of year and set about preparing for the dark winter months.
gardening • gardens • english town gardening • town gardening • town gardens
With autumn well under way now and winter not far behind, we look at the glorious colours to be found at this time of year and set about preparing for the dark winter months.
gardening • gardens • english town gardening • town gardening • town gardens
Rose Garden Design, Part 2 by Guest writer Kirk Johnson
Ideas for designing a traditional rose garden
rose garden • alba • rugosa • parterre • history
Ideas for designing a traditional rose garden
rose garden • alba • rugosa • parterre • history
Rose Gardens - Part 2 - Design
Ideas for designing a traditional rose garden
rose garden • design • history • rose • roses
Ideas for designing a traditional rose garden
rose garden • design • history • rose • roses
Rose Remedies
With early summer just around the corner, we look at roses, that most English of flowers and how you too can enjoy trouble-free roses all summer long.
roses • rose • soil • blackspot • mildew
With early summer just around the corner, we look at roses, that most English of flowers and how you too can enjoy trouble-free roses all summer long.
roses • rose • soil • blackspot • mildew
'Quicksilver', a Heucherella for Dry Shade
What's a perfect plant for dry shade? Martha Oliver, guest author and co-owner of The Primrose Path Nursery, tells about Heucherella 'Quicksilver' and several companion plants for your garden.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
What's a perfect plant for dry shade? Martha Oliver, guest author and co-owner of The Primrose Path Nursery, tells about Heucherella 'Quicksilver' and several companion plants for your garden.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Autumn Blues
With a dismal October finally coming to a close, we look at the devasting affect of climate change on our gardens. We also tackle some common problems that affect many gardens.
gardening • english gardens • english gardening • gardens • clematis
With a dismal October finally coming to a close, we look at the devasting affect of climate change on our gardens. We also tackle some common problems that affect many gardens.
gardening • english gardens • english gardening • gardens • clematis
Early Summer Bonanza
Summer holidays for the gardener are fraught with mental anguish. But with a little planning and forethought you can have a break even when your conscious forbids you. On your return, all the splendour of high summer is just waiting to be enjoyed. With all the main players still to come, what a welcome awaits!
gardening • gardens • english gardening • english gardens • town gardening
Summer holidays for the gardener are fraught with mental anguish. But with a little planning and forethought you can have a break even when your conscious forbids you. On your return, all the splendour of high summer is just waiting to be enjoyed. With all the main players still to come, what a welcome awaits!
gardening • gardens • english gardening • english gardens • town gardening
Perennials for Moist Soil A to G
A list of plants for wet soil, and their descriptions. Includes further information about gardening in wet sites.
perennials • moist • wet • bog • boggy
A list of plants for wet soil, and their descriptions. Includes further information about gardening in wet sites.
perennials • moist • wet • bog • boggy
Planting Under Trees - Part 5
For those of you just joining this series, it's about planting in that inhospitable soil directly under mature deciduous trees. In previous parts of the series, I've shared my methods of dealing with the soil and some tough no-coddling groundcovers that do well in these conditions.This week, we'll look at a few more plants that I have found, over the years, will tolerate the rooty conditions under these trees - with a bit of extra TLC and water.
planting under trees • shady planting • planting in shade
For those of you just joining this series, it's about planting in that inhospitable soil directly under mature deciduous trees. In previous parts of the series, I've shared my methods of dealing with the soil and some tough no-coddling groundcovers that do well in these conditions.This week, we'll look at a few more plants that I have found, over the years, will tolerate the rooty conditions under these trees - with a bit of extra TLC and water.
planting under trees • shady planting • planting in shade
Plants by Post
Spring has arrived and it's green for go in the garden. Seed sowing and planting will be the top jobs for many gardeners. Serious gardeners get their plants and seeds from specialist suppliers, small family firms that supply plants and seeds by post. Gardening mail order is big here in the UK. I look at the big advantages of receiving your plants with the letters and parcels in the morning post. How to find your plants and Nurseries using the invaluable 'Plant Finder' which lists thousands of plants and the nurseries that supply them.
gardening • gardens • english gardening • gardening mail order • garden mail order
Spring has arrived and it's green for go in the garden. Seed sowing and planting will be the top jobs for many gardeners. Serious gardeners get their plants and seeds from specialist suppliers, small family firms that supply plants and seeds by post. Gardening mail order is big here in the UK. I look at the big advantages of receiving your plants with the letters and parcels in the morning post. How to find your plants and Nurseries using the invaluable 'Plant Finder' which lists thousands of plants and the nurseries that supply them.
gardening • gardens • english gardening • gardening mail order • garden mail order
Seed Geranium
seed geranium. The red pelargonium is one of the most popular flowers in summer. Learn how to grow them from seed. In the process I also take a detour around the biological nomenclature which is the way all organisms are cataloged.
seed • geranium • pelargonium • seed • stratification
seed geranium. The red pelargonium is one of the most popular flowers in summer. Learn how to grow them from seed. In the process I also take a detour around the biological nomenclature which is the way all organisms are cataloged.
seed • geranium • pelargonium • seed • stratification
West Coast Groundcovers - Mass Planting Where no Plant has Grown (well) Before
A groundcover guide - with information on planting, spacing, caring for, and groundcover links!
groundcover • ground • cover • ground cover • ground covers
A groundcover guide - with information on planting, spacing, caring for, and groundcover links!
groundcover • ground • cover • ground cover • ground covers
Gifts to Soothe the Gardeners' Body and Soul -Part 4
And finally let's get to the pampering part - a great soaking bath and a terrific gardening book or two to see us through winter.
And finally let's get to the pampering part - a great soaking bath and a terrific gardening book or two to see us through winter.
Leaves - Shape Part 2
When you stop to think about it, the variety in leaf shapes in the plant kingdom is rather astonishing. Why are there so many different leaf shapes in the first place? And, why do the leaves vary in shape on single species? The answers to these questions are both simple and extremely complex.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
When you stop to think about it, the variety in leaf shapes in the plant kingdom is rather astonishing. Why are there so many different leaf shapes in the first place? And, why do the leaves vary in shape on single species? The answers to these questions are both simple and extremely complex.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Online Nurseries 2000 - Woodside Gardens
Woodside Gardens is a small, family operated nursery with a lovely list of plants. Browsing their web site was like being six years old in a candy store. My eyes were bigger than the space available to tell you about all the plants I lust for. I had a very tough time narrowing down selections to what still turned out a pretty substantial list. There are a lot of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for your viewing pleasure.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Woodside Gardens is a small, family operated nursery with a lovely list of plants. Browsing their web site was like being six years old in a candy store. My eyes were bigger than the space available to tell you about all the plants I lust for. I had a very tough time narrowing down selections to what still turned out a pretty substantial list. There are a lot of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for your viewing pleasure.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Online Nurseries 2000 - Woodside Gardens, continued
Continuation of article about Woodside Gardens,a small, family operated nursery with a lovely list of plants. Browsing their web site was like being six years old in a candy store. My eyes were bigger than the space available to tell you about all the plants I lust for. I had a very tough time narrowing down selections to what still turned out a pretty substantial list. There are a lot of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for your viewing pleasure.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Continuation of article about Woodside Gardens,a small, family operated nursery with a lovely list of plants. Browsing their web site was like being six years old in a candy store. My eyes were bigger than the space available to tell you about all the plants I lust for. I had a very tough time narrowing down selections to what still turned out a pretty substantial list. There are a lot of photos, so please be patient while the page loads for your viewing pleasure.
shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Online Nurseries 2001 - Variegated Foliage Nursery
Stan Megos' Variegated Foliage Nursery, in Eastford, Connecticut, fosters the same type of uncontrollable greed in the heart of a variegated plant nut as a candy store does in the heart of a child. I have lots of plants to show you, so please be patient while the page loads.
hade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Stan Megos' Variegated Foliage Nursery, in Eastford, Connecticut, fosters the same type of uncontrollable greed in the heart of a variegated plant nut as a candy store does in the heart of a child. I have lots of plants to show you, so please be patient while the page loads.
hade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
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