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Posted by babelsrus 7 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 05 at 17:27
| I want to plant some geraniums as a border in front of a shrub bed. Keep in mind that DH likes the "neat-boxy" look. So I'm looking for a mounding, (not too floppy),long blooming, and lastly evergreen with pretty fall follage color. Is there such a beast? I was sold on rosanne but I'm worried that it might be to big and maybe to floppy(also read it dies back completely in winter). Even if Rosanne isn't my choice for this bed I'm going to get one of those and a patricia too for a bed in my back yard where neat doesn't matter. Also the geranium can't be to tall (don't want them to hide the small shrubs behind them plant on putting in about 6 to 8 and want space inbetween. Thanks so much for all your help. Beth |
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RE: need a recommendation
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We have G. Cantabrigiense, both Biokovo and Cambridge along the edge of a perennial bed. It makes a low mound, 8 to 10" high and looks very nice and tidy even when not in bloom. In the fall there is some nice colour. When the snow melted last week they were still green.
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RE: need a recommendation
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| My G. Cantabrigienses seem to want to take over. I've had to divide several times over the years & give away or try in a different spot. And to me it seems that they can get the same ugly stems as macrorhizomes. Or do you cut them back to the ground in Spring? I would recommend one of the sanguineum hybrids. Spread some, but more mounded appearance. |
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