Then, the sudden arrival of warm spring weather triggers the seed to break dormancy and begin germinating. If you missed the ...

"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 ...

Contrary to the title, I won't be dissecting any animals for this story. Instead, I want visit the early blooming flowers that decorate the forest floor. Four years ago, I wrote about three of these ...

It's possible to overwinter your geraniums so that they can last into the next year, and there are multiple benefits for ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Herb Robert, geranium robertianum, is a very fine wild flower. If it didn’t grow so ...

Last week, reader Ruth Kroot wondered about a little flower that appears each March at her Rough and Ready property. Two more readers, Cyndi Brinkhurst and Virginia Moran, contacted The Union with an ...

Robin Parer loves the “little guys,” the background players that add so much without big roles. “Geraniums are the supporting cast,” she said of her favorite flowers. “They’re not the star turn. What ...

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. 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 but ...