Monday, January 11, 2016

yep, the geraniums are frizzen...

...that have been blooming out by the front door. In a sort of sheltered spot where they get a few hours of sun mid-day and early afternoon, but under a wide overhanging roof, where they would not take a direct hit from rain. So I have tried to keep them watered over last summer and into the fall. But it's over for a while. I have read that you can uproot them and put them in a cool, dark place, in a basement or storage area, where they will not be exposed to killing cold all winter. Apparently they will sort of go dormant, you can re-plant in the spring and they will recover from the initial mistreatment/freeze that knocked them for a loop.

They are/were planted in a place that gets blistering sun for a short time, then no sun at all - a conundrum I have not solved, do not know what to put there that would be a permanent solution. Tried hostas, that did not thrive, mostly due to some sort of aggravating little insect that found them tasty. I think it gets too hot for ferns, and can't figure out what to do there. Maybe just a ground cover, since it is a raised area, surrounded by bricks, and something 'creeping' would not get out of control. But I would love to have something that would bloom: ideally all summer long like geraniums will do, looking bright and cheerful for months, or at least variegated for color... any suggestions?

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