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Found another online Canadian source for the ‘Espresso’ geranium, this time Spring Gardens. They are associated or a branch of Brecks’s. I received by mail an offer for 50% off catalog prices on 64 shade plants. Instead of the usual catalog, these are printed on individual pages with the botanical name, price and other information, some are real tempting.  About half of my property is covered with trees.

I visited the site to find out what else they have and found the geranium in the Sun perennials section. According to the description, they are ‘deer resistant.’ I do get them from time to time, but mostly my visitors are from wild fowl. You can see them in the Nature Album and a previous post.

If you like the bloom in the header, you might like to know that the Double Jewel Hardy Geranium can be ordered online from Veseys. I just got my catalog and they have several others I’m considering for this growing season.

The Birch’s Double looks like a good companion for my roses and I can picture Crystal Lake at the base of Mme Hardy.

The Double Jewel is growing next to a Hunter rose. Bought it late in the season so it didn’t bloom that much yet. You won’t find the Hunter in the Rose Collection. It nearly died and I moved it. Sometimes I need to move plants a few times to find the right spot for it.

In the same bed, I have a Broad Petaled Geranium (platypetalum) and it did very well.

Now I placed the catalog aside for a few days. Or else I’ll be ordering more than I can handle again.

Spring may be a few months away but the catalogs are already started arriving. If you are not on Richters Herb’s mailing list, you can visit their site.

In the plant section, you will find the classic roses. I ordered Mme Hardy last winter and it arrived at the right time for my zone. In the same order I also got a Rose de Rescht and a Maxima. All of them bloomed. I’m getting 3 more this year.

They also have a large variety of scented geraniums.  I overwinter mine as houseplants. You can see photos in the Pelargonium collection.

The botanical name of the rose above is Rosa Gallica ‘Officinalis” Common name is the Apothecary rose.  It is also available from Richters Of all my roses, this one needs the least care and blooms every late spring.