While the roses are starting to bloom and spreading their sweet scent around the house, it is really the geraniums that are taking stage at 74 Lime Lane this spring.
Last summer, my mum gave me cuttings of her geraniums that we put in pots around the boys’ new cubby house. They turned out to be one of my few gardening success stories. (They don’t need much help from me ~ which is probably why they have survived)
This spring, I have cut some of them back ~ they grew so large they were falling over ~ and replanted the cuttings into a section of the garden where a group of conifers had failed to survive the dry conditions. Cheap and cheerful. You can’t beat that.
But even so, I am amazed by the simple beauty and startling colour these little beauties have shown us.
Not to mention they are popular with the ladybird set.
Look at the way those flowers open ~ it looks just like a miniature rose bud.
I mean, why should roses get all the glory anyway.
8 responses so far ↓
1 Linda // Oct 22, 2009 at 10:21 am
oh your photos are stunning!! and I think Geraniums rock, they grow so easily and that costs nothing to just cut a bit off and bang it in the ground, my kind of flower, ours have gone wild this spring too
2 Yardage Girl // Oct 22, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I am a big geranium fan – red ones take me back to Italy! Lovely pics!
3 Holly // Oct 22, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Your gorgeous photos are making me rethink my geranium prejudice. One that suddenly seems unjustified. And a bit harsh.
4 Ingrid // Oct 22, 2009 at 10:33 pm
simply stunning…and the ladybird is quite the divine addition! x
5 RedorGrayArt // Oct 23, 2009 at 11:44 am
i think you have elevate geraniums to new heights with this amazing series!
6 Little Miss Moi // Oct 24, 2009 at 12:28 am
dear kellie. I haven’t visited lately, but I’ve still been reading through google reader. I just had to comment on these amazing photos. absolutely beautiful.
7 74 ways to be inspired ~ flowers // Oct 28, 2009 at 12:52 am
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8 kat // Nov 22, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Came across your gorgeous pics while surfing for my favourite plants, geraniums. Did you know the soldiers used to plant them outside the barracks in some of our wars. The humble geranium reminded them of home. There is an absolutely stunning almost black one, my parents have it at Rye, vic. Some of my favourite plants including fuschias have fallen to the high temps and drought but the geranium keeps on giving. Take care,Central goldfields, vic. KAT
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