tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post1465763072692302949..comments2024-03-29T05:12:42.796-04:00Comments on Maison Decor: Potting Up GeraniumsAmy Chalmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10622362955890810774noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-39233646103200770252016-10-25T14:42:00.032-04:002016-10-25T14:42:00.032-04:00I love Geraniums as they do well in my yard becaus...I love Geraniums as they do well in my yard because the deer hate them!! Love that greenhouse/solarium. Would love to have one!! Your geraniums look fantastic in your house!! Love the containers. And yes to our parents we are still kids. I kind of like that!!Shirley@Housepitality Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945881622303698087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-78927970082921888352016-10-25T10:37:01.532-04:002016-10-25T10:37:01.532-04:00I am a long way from being a gardener, but the one...I am a long way from being a gardener, but the one thing I usually can winter-over is the geraniums. Our garage gets quite a lot of light, and we put some of the plants in there, like the ficus and scheffelera (I don't know how to spell this correctly). At any rate, benign neglect seems to work, just cutting them back a bit when they start fading away, then water very sparingly, occasionally. After the danger of the last frost is past, we just put them back outside, give them some plant food and water, and continue to ignore them. They always perk up and bloom again!<br /><br />BTW, I hav been lusting after and lobbying for a British Conservatory with the gothic arched windows for decades, to no avail. Maybe you will have better luck!Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-78004103836126927312016-10-25T10:28:54.452-04:002016-10-25T10:28:54.452-04:00My dad always pulled all the pots off the deck and...My dad always pulled all the pots off the deck and brought them into the finished basement. Last year I did that with one of my Moms Geraniums and Vinca plants. I had cut it back quite a bit and it was lovely on her deck this summer. I hope that I will be able to get that one in before it gets to cold. Your pots look lovely in your home!Jeanette P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13527304514462276549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-22402883682739836352016-10-25T10:08:18.683-04:002016-10-25T10:08:18.683-04:00You can overwinter your geraniums. After the bloo...You can overwinter your geraniums. After the blooms fall off or wither, trim them back to just the stalks. Pull them up, shake off the soil and store them in a paper bag in a cool place where they won't freeze.<br /><br />Replant in the late spring/early summer. Untouched Takeawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998398704469795733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-68953186430785402782016-10-25T09:13:01.351-04:002016-10-25T09:13:01.351-04:00I am facing the same sort of thing! I have two bea...I am facing the same sort of thing! I have two beautiful topiaries outside and will need to move them inside soon. The problem is, I do not have a sunny window! We are tucked back in the woods and even with the leaves gone I still lack sun. I hate to just let them freeze! hopefully I can keep them going! <br />Blessings Pinehurst Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328012793511850571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-43804412858567037142016-10-24T20:34:32.671-04:002016-10-24T20:34:32.671-04:00I bring my best geraniums in and winter them in bi...I bring my best geraniums in and winter them in big windows downstairs. They will bloom just like they did outside all winter long. Just keep deadheading them and picking off the leaves. They may go through an adjustment period from the move. You can cut them back anytime. If you have one 'stalk' that is not as long as the others and not as bushy just reach in between the top very two or three leaves and 'pinch' back whatever little nub of growth is there. That will make the greenery really flesh out. Good luck. If you do keep them overwinter you have to harden them off in the spring. You can't just plop them back outside or they go into shock. I take mine out for a hour for a day or two and add an hour a day every other day. When I get a full day in they are acclimated and ready to go back outside. They get fuller and bigger and better with time. Good luck! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-88236730804266360312016-10-24T20:31:16.528-04:002016-10-24T20:31:16.528-04:00I have no idea about the geraniums, just that they...I have no idea about the geraniums, just that they are beautiful as you have them. I love the purple flowers and pumpkins too! So nice the way everything is displayed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098902223786529522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214749393367392928.post-48544348757286548592016-10-24T20:31:09.781-04:002016-10-24T20:31:09.781-04:00I overwinter my geraniums every year. They thrive...I overwinter my geraniums every year. They thrive in south windows and water as needed if soil feels dry. I don't cut mine back, just let them grow and flourish. For the holidays maybe put them in upstairs south windows? Yours are beautiful!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222017893805536126noreply@blogger.com