"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're looking for a hardy, low-maintenance flower that grows low and looks beautiful, then geraniums ...

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 ...

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.

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.

“Geraniums” — the word brings to mind images of baseball-size red or orange flowers that are boldly held above bright green scalloped leaves. They’re a lot like lollipops of the plant world — sweet ...

There is a glass sitting on the table next to my laptop, holding stems of three different species of hardy, perennial geraniums from my garden. They all have medium green, deeply lobed, divided, and ...

Hardy geraniums have been called “the little black dress” of the garden because they’re so practical, stylish and reliable in every situation. When you have bare earth and don’t know what to plant, ...

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, ...

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’ ...

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 ...

“In the Inland Northwest, our estimated last frost date is May 15. This date is considered safe to plant annuals. “When moving houseplants and tropicals outside, gradually expose them to the sun or ...

When someone says geranium, what do you see? It’s probably big globes of lipstick-red flowers, green leaves with scalloped edges on a plant rising 1 foot from a clay pot. That’s a geranium. But so is ...