Bending Toward the Sun

I never grew geraniums until my Uncle Chuck pressed some starts on me a few autumns back. I liked the way that they readily propagated and grew them as houseplants throughout the winter.

When summer came, I potted them in my outside planters and after some acclimation, they grew happily enough.

Now, I understand the typical pattern is to cut the plants back in the fall and let them go dormant all winter. But I just can't seem to do that. The plants are growing so eagerly by freeze-up that I just can't kill them. So I delay their demise by bringing them inside and--under the household florescent lights--they seem to do okay.

This year, I brought the hanging baskets into the new shop and hung them by the south-facing window.



As long as I remember to water them once or twice a week, they seem to be happy enough. Though in the darkest part of winter, their yearning for the sun was palpable.