Everyone loves surprises -- at least the good kind. The kitchen garden is full of surprises, and scented geraniums offer the gardener and the cook a bounty of fragrant and delicious ideas. History: ...

There is no escaping the divisive scent of Pelargonium graveolens, the rose-scented geranium. People either fall into the ‘what a beautiful aroma!’ or the ‘wow, they really make perfume from this?’ ...

SPECIES: Pelargonium (Pel-ar-go’nee-um). Grown for their fragrance and oftentimes fancy leaves; gently rub leaves between fingers to release faint to pungent scents of lemon, peppermint, pine, apple ...

A pot of Old Fashioned Rose scented geranium grew on the windowsill of every college dorm room that Patrick McDuffee occupied in his years studying biology at James Madison University in Virginia. It ...

The International Herb Association for 2006 has chosen scented geraniums as the Herb of the Year. Every year since 1995, the International Herb Association has chosen an Herb of the Year to highlight.

Answer:There is a saying among gardeners thatgeraniums give you more “bang for your buck” than any other floweron the market. Geraniums, as they are commonly called, are actuallyPelargoniums and come ...

Some people use the essential oil from the rose geranium plant for various medicinal and home health remedies. Keep reading to find out what we know about the properties of rose geranium essential oil ...

What's not to love about a plant so versatile that it can scent a home with sweet fragrance, flavor food and provide the basis for perfume? Just one bloomin' thing. It doesn't flower very much. That's ...

Whether you prefer apple, coconut, nutmeg, pink champagne or one of the other 230-odd varieties, there are plenty to choose from. Scented geraniums are actually not true geraniums; they are members of ...

When I ask a newcomer to gardening to smell the leaves of a scented geranium, they often respond “Oh no, I think geraniums absolutely stink!” Once a person smells the leaves, however, they usually ...

Rain has finally come to Lubbock, temperatures have abated somewhat and we can get back into the garden. Joining us in the garden will be those annoying mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are a prolific pest with ...