HARDY GERANIUM: How to Divide & Shear Back for more Flowers

When in doubt, plant a Geranium! Geranium are one of the most popular and beloved herbaceous perennials in American and European gardens. These high performing plants provide lovely ground covering foliage with brightly colored blooms often for months. So when you find the right Geranium for your garden, you may want to learn how to get even more out of your plants.

In this video I demonstrate two different ways to shear back your plants for improved performance and appeal in your garden beds. I then show how to divide your plants so you can easily increase the quantity of your Geranium in your gardens. #hardygeranium #perennials #gardening

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[linakhoury]

Hi Devin . This geranium looks so beautiful . Have anice day .

[lizziesunshine]

Beautifully done! I've been watching you on qvc for years. You're the king of the green thumb! 🌴❣💫

[jeanettenels]

I have these geraniums and love them! They bloom from summer right through frost.

[Heidi-Beth]

Hi! Thank you!! Mine comes back every year larger and more in zone 5b, 6a. Love them!

[onwildflowerlane]

Gonna head out and do some shearing today…great video👏🏻👏🏻

[No-svmu]

I plucked a quarter size cranesbill from the landscaping at my work. It was being stepped on and not growing well. Put it in my landscaping and it's growing so well. This spring I dug up all the off shoots that spread and planted in other flower beds.

[bonniemccormack]

Hi Devin. I'm in zone 4a~5b. Mine just nicely finished mounding and blooming like the little one you cut. I divided mine this spring to create a horseshoe and put black petunias in the center 🤩 I believe these are called Cranesbill ''New Hampshire Purple'' but often you'll see different pics for the same name. Good ole internet lol Thanks for sharing!

[blackglama]

Glad you did say of you want to seed . I like my to spread. I have a huge garden areas.

[karenfal]

Great info! I didn't know my plant was a hardy geranium. My neighbor gave it to me and called it something else, but it looks identical to what you have.

[keithhooper]

My friends late partner was a qualified botanist, and the cranesbill was his favourite. My friend named his charity Geranium Trust, and we also grow hardy geraniums.

[lwinkfein]

I know these grow well in Toronto, zone 4 but I'm going to plant them farther north. Hope they make it through the winter.

[joannewalden]

Can dividing and transplanting be done in the fall or am I better to wait till spring?

[ladybird]

I love this plant. It's called blushed turtle I believe. It flowers from late spring to autumn

[opalrichardson]

Thanks for this video. Was just looking at my Hardy Geraniums I purchased from Roberta’s this spring. They are looking great, but I have no blooms yet? Getting concerned!

[criztal]

Can you divide the clump further? Instead of dividing in half, take the clump and separate out large taproots to create individual flowers and transplant them?

[mammasita]

What time of yr can i do this?its sept 15th here in ohio. I wanted to put this in the raised bed next to hydrenga

[ivettesantana]

a hori knife will be your best friend when dividing. I am surprised you dont dig up for dividing lol. I need to see that root system first.

[fransak]

I have one that is being overtaken by sweet woodruff. I think I will move it.

[RenaDawn]

I’d love to know the species name of the hardy geraniums you’ve shown please! Especially the pink ones!

[diannkeele]

Do you trim them in the spring or fall 610:30 Pm