Geraniums

This vigorous Armenian cranesbill produces a mass of shallow cup-shaped, vivid magenta flowers with black centers and veins from early to late summer. It quickly forms loose hummocks of deeply cut, mid-green leaves, which turn a fabulous shade of red in autumn. An excellent plant for the middle of the border. Garden care: In midsummer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded, by removing old flowered stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.

Balkan Cranesbill

Clusters of small, saucer shaped, purplish pink flowers are held on slender stems above strong aromatic, light green leaves from May to September. This is one of the most versatile and useful geraniums, as it will thrive even in dry shade. The deeply cut, semi-evergreen foliage also spreads quickly to form low hummocks that suppress weeds for most of the year. It looks lovely with strongly shaped perennials, such as Bergenia, or Polemonium, or planted en masse under trees, and is also valuable for hiding the foliage of spring bulbs as they die down. The leaves often turn red in the autumn too. Garden care: Carefully weed by hand - hoeing can break rhizomes as these are very close to the surface. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.

Cranesbill

Masses of small flowers appear for a long period from midsummer above the deeply divided foliage forming an attractive carpet of color. Each purple-pink flower petal is paler at its base and fades again to near-white around its edge creating a lovely bi-colored effect. They are also attractively threaded with darker colored veins throughout. In autumn the normally green foliage turns attractive shades of red before it dies off. This is an easy to grow Cranesbill that becomes drought tolerant with age and looks great spilling over the edges of a path or the front of a bed. Garden care: Some protection from severe frosts may be necessary during winter using a framework of canes surrounded with fleece and stuffed with straw or bracken. Container grown plants should be placed in a cool, sheltered site such as a cold greenhouse or cold frame.

Dusky Cranesbill

A delightful, perennial geranium, which produces small, lilac flowers with slightly reflexed, gently ruffled petals. These appear in open sprays on slender, branching stems above the pale green leaves in late spring and early summer. A handsome and very useful geranium, that is highly prized for its ability to thrive in damp or dry shade. It will quickly spread to form a hummock of foliage that is excellent for suppressing weeds. Use it in woodland, among ferns, or at the edge of a shady border. Garden care: In mid-summer rejuvenate plants that are beginning to look jaded by removing old flower stems and leaves. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.

Geranium Angel Eyes Orange

These varieties outperform many others in their class, with an incredibly long flowering period. Grow outdoors in your garden or bring inside for a stunning houseplant display.

Geranium Aprika

Whilst Zonal Geraniums - particularly if it's a bright red one - look good in formal bedding schemes modern varieties are now more usually grown as focal feature plants in containers. Geranium Aprika has strong upright stems bearing large clusters of brightly colored flowers silhouetted against dramatically zoned foliage. Keep them frost free and grow on for a few weeks before planting out.

Geranium Angel Eyes Randy

These varieties outperform many others in their class, with an incredibly long flowering period. Grow outdoors in your garden or bring inside for a stunning houseplant display.

Geranium Aristo Beauty

Summer Flowering Regals. A new idea for bedding The Aristo Series us a revolution in Regal Geraniums. They are suitable for growing both indoors and out, and flower all summer, unlike traditional varieties. Indulge yourself with these beauties!

Geranium Aristo Lavender

Geranium Aristo Schoko

Geranium Aristo Velvet Red

Geranium Atlantic Blue

Rich purple fully-double blooms against a backdrop of lush green foliage. Compact trailing habit. Geranium Atlantic Blue is great for heavenly hanging baskets, Flower Pouches™ and anywhere else you can think of!

Geranium Atlantic Burgundy

Compact trailing plants with dark green foliage accompanied by large, long-lasting, fully-double flowers in deep velvet red. Geranium Atlantic Burgundy is great for heavenly hanging baskets, Flower Pouches™ and anywhere else you can think of!

Geranium Balcony Lilac

Envisage hundreds of dazzling florets spilling over your hanging baskets, cascading from Flower Pouches™ and bubbling from patio containers right through the summer months with the ability to survive whatever the summer throws at them. A breathtaking sight to behold.

Geranium Balcony Pink

Balcony Geraniums are synonymous with alpine villages where picture-postcard chalets are draped in brightly-colored blooms. You too can enjoy their splendor without having to leave our shores. Just plant up in hanging baskets, window boxes or Flower Pouches™, or even around the edges of patio tubs, and marvel at the sight of your own garden. They'll flower profusely for months on end. Available as a mixture (unspecified) but for best results plant in single colors.

Geranium Balcony Red

Balcony Geraniums are synonymous with alpine villages where picture-postcard chalets are draped in brightly-colored blooms. You too can enjoy their splendor without having to leave our shores. Just plant up in hanging baskets, window boxes or Flower Pouches™, or even around the edges of patio tubs, and marvel at the sight of your own garden. They'll flower profusely for months on end. For best results plant Balcony Geraniums in single colors.

Geranium Beau Jangles

Ivy-leaf Geraniums boast glossy dark green foliage, clusters of often semi-double florets, a lax cascading habit and extremely vigorous growth. Beau Jangles Tom is becoming a very popular variety. Trailing 60-75cm (24-30 inches).

Geranium Belle Ville Red Star

Enjoy constant color throughout summer, with this eye-catching variety. Bold violet petals edged with bright red are simply stunning. Extremely weather resistant too.

Geranium Bohemicum Orchid Blue

Geranium 'Orchid Blue' is a selection by Thompson & Morgan from the species Geranium bohemicum. A short-lived border and ground cover plant which self-seeds to keep continuity. Masses of 2cm (¾in.) flowers of orchid-blue, veined in purple-violet, borne on bushy plants. Makes a delightful show, particularly when situated in a sunny position in the border. Flowers summer. Height 30-45cm (12-18in).

Geranium Black Magic

Baskets, patio containers and window boxes just aren't complete without these Geraniums. Their beautifully flowing habit offers lashings of vibrant color throughout the summer months.