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Product Description Hardy geraniums are a staple in the garden and are among the best-loved and most widely grown plants. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Hardy Geraniums, by nursery owner Robin Parer, highlights 140 of the best species and cultivars. Featuring information on growth, care, and design, along with suggested companion plants and hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, it covers everything a home gardener needs to introduce these delightful plants into their garden. Review “Packed with expert advice on cultivating hardy geraniums, this detailed study is accessible while being truly comprehensive.” —Marie Claire Maison “A useful reference for both beginners and enthusiasts, and the photography will appeal to all.” — The Garden Magazine “Robin Parer, a Californian nurserywoman who specialises in hardy geraniums, separates out those suited to the rock garden, to shade and for border use. Each picture is accompanied by information, such as hardiness zone, the size, light requirements, propagation and its uses in garden design. . . . Parer has done an excellent job here.” — Gardens Illustrated best book of the year “Whether you’re looking for a groundcover, a shade-lover, a rock-garden specimen, or a border beauty, you’ll find it here, along with expert advice on cultivation, design, and propagation.” — Michigan Gardener From the Back Cover Hardy geraniums are a mainstay of the garden, treasured as much for their handsome foliage and easy-going nature as for their charming flowers, which range from pure white to pink, rose, magenta, lilac, violet, and blue. Whether you’re looking for a groundcover, a shade-lover, a rock-garden specimen, or a border beauty, you’ll find it here, along with expert advice on cultivation, design, and propagation. The Plant Lover’s Guide books offer a rich source of information on both new and classic garden plants. Written by enthusiastic experts, they recommend the best varieties for different situations, inspire ideas for new plant combinations, and are packed with resources for the home gardener. These gorgeous guides celebrate the beauty of each plant and form a comprehensive library that every plant lover will want to own. About the Author Robin Parer is the owner of Geraniaceae, a small mail-order nursery in Marin County, California that specializes in geraniums. Well known as one of the founders of the Bay Area Horticultural Society, Parer is a frequent lecturer and has been featured by. Learn more at geraniacea.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction: Why I Love Hardy Geraniums In our overhybridized plant world, there is something calming and beautiful about wildflowers. While wandering around the countryside in spring, we come upon them as sheets of color carpeting meadows at low and high elevations, covering banks beside streams and roads, as starry flowers in forests, and even among the grasses on dunes at the seashore. We find ourselves wanting to capture these charming flowers and bring them closer to home. Some of the wildflowers we admire are hardy geraniums. Like pets, hardy geraniums adapt well to living in proximity to us. They settle down in gardens and provide seasonal bursts of flower color, as well as interesting leaves in shades of green but also silver, brown, gold, and maroon, with burnished cinnamon, red, orange, and bronze in fall. Despite their dramatic flair, they are not always the stars of the garden, but generally the supporting cast—tough, carefree, and easy to grow. Hardy geraniums last. It is not unusual for the same plant to be in a garden for decades, getting more and more beautiful as the years go on. And the flower colors yield such pleasure. There are many blue, purple, violet, and lavender hardy geranium flowers. Blue is a favorite among gardeners, and it remains visible the longest during twilight. There are more than 50 different selections of hardy geraniums with blue, vio
