Talk about curb appeal! The front of this home has an eye-catching array of geraniums. Would you believe that they're five years old?

My friend, Carolyn, has inspired me in many ways. I've asked her to share one of those ways with you, by explaining how she gets such lovely plants, year after year.

In the fall, just before the first frost, she removes all the blooms. The plants are left in their containers, with the soil, and taken down into the basement. The temperature gets to about 55 to 60 degrees in the winter. They are not watered. They may get "leggy". Carolyn says not to worry and just let them go!

In April, the containers are brought back up from the basement and placed in her mudroom. She trims back the plants, leaving about 4 inches of growth. Carolyn will sometimes add a little more potting soil to the bottom of the containers; she just lifts up the plant, along with the roots, and adds it in. She then starts watering the geraniums and fertilizes them every third day.

When the threat of frost is gone, the plants are moved outdoors, next to the garage. By the middle of May, they are hanging where she wants them. Carolyn, or her daughter, Dawn, water them daily and thoroughly.The plants are deadheaded and new blooms blossom, creating the colorful picture below.

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I hope that, like me, you've been inspired to over-winter your geraniums. Thanks, Carolyn!

 

 

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