History of Geraniums

Landscaping your front or back yard doesn't have to be a professional job. Home gardens provide a tranquil area for reflection and relaxation. Tending and enjoying a garden can lower blood pressure, ease anxiety, and provide diversion in which to ponder various thoughts that have been lingering in your subconscious. Even if you don't have much yard space, planting a small corner garden is a simple task you could complete in just an afternoon.

In this free video series, learn all about the beautiful geranium. Our expert, Gail Thompson, is the owner of a landscaping and gardening service, and she discusses all kinds of information about these hardy flowers. Learn the history of the geranium, and learn the different kind of geranium families. If you are considering planting geraniums, learn what you need to care for these flowers. Also, get tips for using organic pesticides on your flowers. Gail even shows you how grow geraniums indoors. So, what are you waiting for? Put that green thumb to work, and learn how to grow geraniums today!

"We are here today to look at the history of your geranium; in order for you to keep better care of this nice little shrublet in your garden. The word pelargonium is the root of the word, geranium. In order words, your geranium comes from the family of pelargoniums. Now in Greek, that word is pelargonium, which breaks down to the word pelagros. The reason why this is important is, in the time when this plant was first discovered, before the turn of the sixteenth century, the developing seed capsule, or seed pods, hung down like this, resembling a crane or stork's bill. Henceforth, the new European discovery of this plant was called Cranesbill. Now this tough little shrubby perennial or annual, depending on where you live, took Europe by storm. In hardly any time at all, in just a few years, you saw this sweet little flower in background of some of the most beautiful oil paintings of that time. The Europeans also used this shrubby little perennial for scents, perfumes, sachets, and some even used it in cooking skills. And lastly, some even decided that this was a good little plant to deter mosquitoes. A wonderful little perennial, or annual, to have in your garden."