Archive for March, 2012

There are several methods of caring for geraniums over the winter. One old method called for keeping the plants in the basement, but modern heated basements do not provide the best conditions for overwintering geraniums. ...

Geraniums, with their brightly colored blooms, are a flower bed staple. Unfortunately, they will not survive outdoors past the first hard frost. However, geraniums can be stored indoors over the winter with minimal effort. There ...

To overwinter a geranium means to bring the plant indoors where it remains alive throughout the winter. It may or may not bloom during the winter, but either way it should thrive, and you’ll be ...

Geraniums are popular annuals due to their beautiful blooms and relative ease of care. Removing dead leaves from geraniums will help them continue to produce healthy, vibrant blooms. It can be tempting to simply snap ...

Geraniums (Geranium), herbaceous perennials in the Geraniaceae plant family, originated in Asia, Eastern Europe and the United States. Geranium plants often work well for beginning gardeners because these hardy plants rarely suffer from pest or ...

Often used as a bedding plant, geraniums flower from spring until the first fall frost kills the plants. While geraniums are often used as an annual plant, they are actually perennials. Instead of disposing of ...

Geraniums are grown as summer annuals in many parts of the country, but they are actually tender perennials. Forcing them into a dormant state to overwinter indoors allows you to keep them from year to ...

Geraniums are versatile plants of both the genus Geranium and also Pelargonium. Together, the two groups include wildflowers, annuals, biennials and perennials. Soil choice should be guided by whether geraniums are planted in containers or ...

The plants commonly known by gardeners as geraniums are in fact pelargoniums. There are thousands of varieties grown for their attractive, colorful flowers or aromatic foliage. There are both annual and perennial types and varieties ...