#hardygeraniums

In an effort to make my dream of creating an English style garden here in Austin, Texas come true, I continue my search for plants that are typical English or similar looking substitutes for these. A plant that I have often seen in England and which I dearly love is cranesbill or hardy geranium. I took this photo in England and I believe the variety could be hardy geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’. I have three questions for you my dear followers: 1. Do you think this hardy geranium is really ‘Johnson’s Blue’? 2. Could you recommend other nice hardy geranium varieties? 3. Is anyone successfully growing cranesbills/hardy geraniums here in Austin or Central Texas? If you would be so kind to answer one or more of my questions, I would be so grateful! Hope you all are having a great weekend! #organicgardendreams #cranesbill #hardygeranium #hardygeraniums #johnsonsblue #johnsonsbluegeranium #blueflowers #englishgardens #englishgardens #englishgardenstyle #austingardener #austingardeners #centraltexasgardener #centraltexasgardening #centraltexasgardeners #englishgardenlovers #gardening #flowers #blueflowers #blooms #blueblooms #bluebloom #blueflowers #fortheloveofgardening #gardendreams #cranesbills #garden #gardens (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXWQ_mTL7Dn/?utm_medium=tumblr

Love this wild romantic old dry stacked stone wall overtaken by different varieties of cranesbill, bellflowers, Erigeron karvinskianus (Santa Barbara Daisy or Mexican Daisy) and others. This photo was taken in England but here in Austin, Texas we have plenty of limestone and I hope to create a similar look in my own garden. If Erigeron karvinskianus would grow here that would be wonderful since I really love this little plant! Anybody of you dear followers knows? Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! I hope I get to squeeze some gardening in. It’s always so therapeutic for me! . . . #stackedstonewall #drystackedstonewalls #drystacked #drystackedwalls #drystackedstonewall #england #gardendesign #gardendesigns #gardendesignideas #erigeronkarvinskianus #santabarbaradaisy #mexicandaisy #cranesbill #hardygeraniums #bellflower #campanula #campanulaposcharskyana #wildromantic #cottagegarden #countryside #countryliving #stackedstone #gardening (at England) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Z-YgSAk1l/?igshid=j4rynodoo5g6

Can you tell that I'm wild about lilac and lavender flowers? #hardygeraniums #lavender #perennials #naturalbeauty https://www.instagram.com/p/CQg8HT8nQEl/?utm_medium=tumblr

Geranium 'Blue Blood' - one of my favourites. It's much deeper purple than the camera shows #hardygeraniums #geraniumblueblood https://www.instagram.com/p/CPxPwbXnNwp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Geranium pratense'Laura' #hardygeraniums #lovehardygeraniums (at Market Harborough) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCQ1FCynz8H/?igshid=m33936tzme6y

Geranium pratense 'Laura' flowered today! #hardygeraniums #whitegeraniums (at Market Harborough) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_bgNWHUCu/?igshid=1kwn8s61mjngt

Ethereal beauty of hardy geraniums, Geranium pratense. Planted last year from seed, it has really bulked out and blossomed this year, making my front garden dance. #geranium #hardygeraniums #geraniumlove (at Market Harborough) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBu9q8DHWn6/?igshid=15ujmmwc2a4cd

More close-ups of natural perennials and roses in the garden. #rhapsodyinbluerose #fescuegrass #verbenabonaerensis #meadowcranesbill #hardygeraniums #lovenaturalgardens (at Market Harborough) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBm_TT9n96D/?igshid=isay2p2o8jry