Grow in loamless potting compost, or John Innes No 2, in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation. Water sparingly every two–three days during their active growing season and feed with ...

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 ...

We meet two mad-keen Perth gardeners, Janet Martin and Jenny Brennan, who share a love of pelargoniums. Both love the range of colours and variety of flowers. The pelargonium genus includes a lot of ...

The wonders of plants never cease to amaze and one such nifty little trick they manage to pull off is growing into a fresh plant all on their own from a random cutting. In professional terms, ...

Established plants can be propagated to create young duplicates, but timing is crucial if you want to successfully grow plants taken from cuttings. Houseplants, bedding displays and garden shrubs can ...

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 ...

There is still a curfew on soil cultivation in this neck of the woods, more snow and rain making the land unworkable. That is no excuse for putting the feet up! My wife, the chief propagator, has ...

Pelargoniums originate mainly from South Africa, where I’ve seen them growing in the Fynbos – a belt of heathland around Cape Town – as great shrubs flaunting pink flowers. When growing them, as with ...

Mention ‘geraniums’ to non-gardeners and they will probably think of red flowers in pots or formal beds. Park keepers plant them by the mile and outside Buckingham Palace, red geraniums have been ...