In honor of 2012 being the Year of the Geranium, the National Garden Bureau brings you some quick facts about this much-loved garden plant: 1.The bedding plants gardeners plant in late spring and ...

Nothing signals the start of the garden season like a cheerful pot of geraniums among your porch planters. But did you know there are two major types? Often treated as annuals or tender perennials, ...

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 ...

Garden centers and retail outlets are gearing up full speed for the summer season with a virtual sea of vivid colors and textures of bedding plants that will enhance their landscapes. One of the most ...

Q-What is the secret to window-box and bedding geraniums with lots of perfect leaves and big trusses of flowers? Mine always look sickly, with yellow and dead leaves at the bottom and some flowers ...

1. Plant in a bed by themselves or mixed with other annuals or tucked into perennial borders for a splash of color. 2. Plants need 4 to 6 hours direct sunlight. 3. Space 8 to 12 inches apart for good ...

Jane Powers GardensThey're hardy, varied and versatile - and pests ignore them. What more could you want? If I had to restrict my garden's floral occupants to a single genus of plant, I wouldn't have ...

Millions of gardeners have benefited from Dr Hessayon's practical gardening advice, and his latest book is full of fascinating horticultural facts. In this extract, he shows how you can cut the cost ...

Q: What is the difference between "seed geraniums" and "zonal geraniums?" Can I expect better performance from one or the other? A: Zonal geraniums are propagated by cuttings from a mother plant, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it time to rethink geraniums? (Getty Images) (Getty) You may think that all gardens are beautiful, but it seems not all flowers ...