With their vivid blooms and easy-going nature, geraniums are a popular choice for beginner and experienced gardeners alike. They brighten up the garden and are relatively straightforward to care for.

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about when to cut back geraniums grown from cuttings over the winter, where to prune a burning bush with rabbit damage, and more. Reader ...

Many gardeners grow geraniums, also known as pelargoniums, as annuals which means they’re composted at the end of the summer. However, there are also early-flowering perennial geraniums that bloom in ...

Left alone, the foliage of the vast majority of hardy geraniums, cranesbill, becomes tattered and ugly soon after the blossoms fade. Encourage new foliage and repeat blooming by cutting the stems to ...

Q: I attached a picture of a planter containing old-fashioned red rose, apple blossom and tulip geranium plants that are really large. They’re 2-year-old plants that I grew from cuttings. Can I cut ...

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The first hard frost destroys geraniums growing outdoors. However, it's possible to over-winter geraniums indoors. Before frost, pot up individual plants, take cuttings, or store bare-root plants in a ...

Q: I cut this idea out of your column some time ago and tried it when I went on vacation. I’m very pleased with how well it worked. After two-and-a-half weeks, the pots were still moist and I know ...

One of the key elements to keeping a garden healthy and attractive is pruning. Pruning involves selectively removing parts of plants (branches, buds, spent flowers, etc) to manipulate the plant for ...