(Lydia Broom)

Lydia woadwaxen is a lovely small deciduous shrub from rocky slopes of southeastern Europe and western, northern, and southern Turkey. In gardens it is represented mostly by prostrate forms, but in the wild it is often upright in habit. A noninvasive cousin of the familiar tall brooms (Cytisus spp.), it bears stiff branches and smallish green leaves for a fine textured look. The stems spread around stones and cascade gracefully off ledges. Their green color is welcome in the winter garden....

(Sweet Broom)

This beautiful broom brightens the late winter garden and ushers in early spring with its branches of golden yellow flowers. Some believe that this semi-evergreen shrub is actually a naturally occurring hybrid between two Genista from the Canary Islands Genista stenopetalus and G. canariensis, but this is not confirmed.

It is a large attractive shrub with slender upright and arching branches lined with very small green leaves. These branches were once cut and bundled...

(Hybrid Cranesbill)

Ornately lobed leaves create a pretty backdrop for the magenta-violet flowers with blue-black centers of the Ann Folkard cranesbill. Blooming occurs from late spring to fall, this hybrid's scrambling stems on spreading to mounded perennial plants require little maintenance.

The stems and rounded, deeply dissected leaves of this geranium are light green to yellow-green and hairy. In late fall the leaves turn shades of yellow and red. Its delicate flowers first appear when temperatures heat up...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill, Hybrid Cranesbill)

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Ballerina' (often assigned to Geranium cinereum) bears cup-shaped, pale lilac-pink, purple-veined flowers in late spring and early summer above compact mounds of soft, gray-green leaves. It prefers fertile, well-drained soil and sun to light shade, and tolerates periods of drought. 'Ballerina' works...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

This hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled purple or lavender-pink flowers from late spring to early summer.

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Carol' is a heavy-bloomer, bearing cup-shaped,...

(Hybrid Cranesbill)

The richly dark-foliaged ‘Cheryl's Shadow’ produces small light pink flowers in summertime. This chance seedling was discoverd in 1999 in Arroyo Grande, California and then selected and named by David Fross.

This exceptional Geranium is one of the best of all dark leaf cranesbills. It maintains a low, mounding habit and has dark purple to burgnudy-chocolate colored leaves that are round but edged ion wavy scallops. From late spring to fall, it produces lovely pale pink flowers low among...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

The hardy cultivar 'Gerfos' (also sold under the name Rothbury Gem) has palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green leaves. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are produced just above the foliage in late spring into summer. They are an attractive...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

The hardy cultivar 'Laurence Flatman' has palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green leaves. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are produced just above the foliage in late spring into summer. They are produced in abundancea and are light pinkisk-white...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

This hardy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers from late spring to early summer.

Hardy geraniums (not to be confused with greenhouse geraniums, which belong to the genus Pelargonium) are a diverse group of herbaceous perennials found throughout the temperate regions. The cultivar 'Purple Pillow' is a heavy-bloomer, bearing cup-shaped, deep...

(Hybrid Ashy Cranesbill)

The hardy Ashy Cranesbill is a low-growing perennial native to the Pyrenees Mountains, which divide Spain and France. It is a very pretty mound-forming perennial that offers five-petaled purple or lavender-pink flowers from late spring to early summer.

The leaves of this hardy plant are palm-shaped, deeply lobed and soft gray-green. They form a nice mound in spring. Its blooms are cup-shaped and produced just above the foliage singly or in loose groups of three or four. They are commonly pink...