Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA tall pelargonium tied to a bamboo cane, magenta flower heads above rounded scalloped leaves, standing among pots on gravel with mown lawn, a split-rail fence and woodland behind.Week of 1 JuneA leggy geranium tied to a cane in a terracotta pot, a single magenta flower head at the top above rounded leaves, with a split-rail fence and mown field behind.Week of 15 JuneFour black fabric grow bags of geraniums on rough mown grass, their rounded scalloped leaves flopping over the rims, small white labels in the compost and a wire fence behind.Week of 22 JuneThree black fabric grow bags of geraniums on clover-strewn grass, their rounded scalloped leaves banded bronze and green, the nearest plant sprawling over the rim.Week of 22 JuneTwo black fabric grow bags of geraniums on mown grass, their rounded leaves edged in yellow and rust on reddish stalks, the compost pale with perlite.Week of 20 JulyA small pelargonium in a black fabric grow bag on grass, round scalloped leaves with several browned and crisp at the edges, perlite scattered over the dark compost and a white label at the side.Week of 3 AugustA pelargonium in a black pot of perlite-flecked compost, its scalloped grey-green leaves rounded and soft, buds just showing pink on thin stalks above mown grass.Week of 3 AugustA pelargonium carrying one open magenta flower above a cluster of unopened buds, its scalloped leaves edged in red, in a black pot of perlite-flecked compost on a lawn.Week of 10 AugustA magenta geranium in full flower beside a bamboo stake, three open heads above a cluster of tight green buds, with mown grass and a dark split-rail fence behind.
