Pretty pink pelargonium

Scatter pelargoniums around in pots to jazz up your garden instantly.

One of the quick-and-easy touches we’ve added to the garden while getting the rest of it together is our collection of pelargoniums. I never really liked geraniums when I was younger, but visits to France and other Mediterranean countries slowly changed my mind. I’d still never, ever plant them out in borders, where I really think they look dreadful. But scattered about in pots, they look lovely and cheerful. Here are three that we’ve put just by the back door. It’s the first thing you see every time you step into the garden: