Re: in bloom now?/floppy Crater Lake Blue veronica/Johnson Blue geranium


Here in the UK last week was a wonderful half hour gardening programme with
the great Christopher Lloyd at Great Dixter.  He showed us his Geranium Ann
Folkard, which I also thought was supposed to be a shorter geranium that
wouldn't flop - well it flopped for him.  What he did was in spring used
2-3' twigs which he bent over, over the plant, to make a sort of cage. The
geranium could grow up through this.  Seemed to work well.

Louise, Surrey, England

> Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 21:14:05 EDT
> From: Pavlacky@cs.com
> Subject: Re: in bloom now?/floppy Crater Lake Blue veronica
>
> SU,
> I, too, have the Pat Austin rose next to a lovely Johnson Blue geranium,
with
> the Lysimachia 'Purpurea' behind it.  Great in theory,( and its still
pretty,
> colorwise) but I was very disappointed that the geranium  grew to 30" at
> least and then just blew apart. It'flopped all over and simply can't be
> helped.  I didn't expect the shorter J.B. to do this, and this is only its
> second year in the garden.  Is the geranium you have more compact and
mound
> forming? Or do I have a poor placement, I wonder.  It is in absolutely
full
> sun.
> SP
> SE Portland


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