Think Granny's geraniums are tame? Ask Robin Parer, who's tracked them through leech-infested Australian swamps, Andean llama pastures and a Maui volcano - dormant, but not your average flowerpot.

‘Never trust a man or a woman who is not passionately devoted to geraniums.’ Garden writer Beverley Nichols’s typically tongue-in-cheek, overblown remark hides a truth: how can anyone not be ...

Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy-to-grow perennials familiar to most gardeners but often confused with one another. While both are in the geranium family, the most common plants sold as geraniums ...

I have long appreciated the virtues of scented-leaved pelargoniums, but even I was startled when I visited the glasshouses of Cramden Nursery in Northampton on a hot day earlier this month. The mixed ...

Could there be a more cheerful, easy-to-grow container plant than the pelargonium? They will survive unwatered for up to a week during hot spells, and give you a magnificent, non-stop display of ...

There seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to the plant geranium or pelargonium. Hardy geraniums or ‘cranesbills’ are the herbaceous perennial varieties that grow in our borders, such as ...

An ‘old fashioned’ flower is enjoying a renaissance as new fans spring up. Pelargoniums, sometimes referred to as geraniums, are becoming popular among fans of “vintage chic”, says garden nursery ...

If squirrels are turning your bird feeder into a buffet, there's a surprisingly fragrant fix that doesn't involve traps or pricey baffles. Pelargoniums — commonly, but confusingly, also called Chinese ...

Q:I’d like to try my hand at propagating a zonal geranium I have in this summer’s container garden. When and how do I take cuttings? A: I prefer early August for taking cuttings from favourite zonal ...

It is time to give the pelargonium new respect as one of the most multi-dimensional plants you can grow. If you know which to go for, they can be fantastically colourful and very long-flowering. They ...