Clever combos

Geraniums fill pretty much any gap but here are some ideas for plant combinations you’ll love

Colour contrast: Roses

The dark foliage of Geranium pratense ‘Dark Reiter’ works well as it blooms just before roses. Or try ‘Orion’, a sterile deep-blue variety.

Ground cover combo: Dianthus

Compact hardy geraniums such as the Cinereum group mix well with smaller dianthus, rock roses and other mat-forming alpines.

Ideal for pots

and rockeries.

Late-summer dazzlers: Purple and flame shades

‘Rozanne’ deserves a spot in any late summer border. The blue flowers combine well with asters of any colour, orange heleniums (such as ‘Moerheim Beauty’) or red crocosmias.

Shady woodland: ferns

For covering spots under trees, spring-flowering hardy geraniums go well with hardy ferns, hellebores and spring bulbs.