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The Complete Floristry Masterclass
Sweet geraniums
with WILLOW CROSSLEY — World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
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Willow walks you through how best to take a geranium cutting, and how to look after geraniums so they thrive in your home.
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Sweet Geraniums
I use Tomentosum geraniums in this lesson. My other two favourite varieties of geranium are Sidoides and Mrs Pollock.
Some specialist geranium breeders in the UK are Hardy Geraniums, Cranesbill Nursery, Aylett Nurseries and Woottens.
The side shoots on geraniums are referred to as nodes. A good cutting requires at least two nodes.
I recommend not overwatering geraniums and keeping them on a sunny windowsill, greenhouse, or bathroom. You'll need to cut back your geraniums in March to wake them up.
Waking them up entails taking them out of their pots, loosening all of their roots, and repotting them into a larger or the same pot. Secateurs, compost, and pots are required when taking geranium cuttings. You can put lots of cuttings in one pot.
Simply re-pot the geraniums and give them a haircut, and they will be thriving in no time.
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Willow Crossley
World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
Willow Crossley is a professional floral stylist, creating wild and whimsical arrangements full of colour, pattern and movement for an array of top British brands (Jo Malone, OKA). She is the author of four books and is regularly featured in House & Garden and many other publications. Willow is passionate about the profound impact nature can have on how we feel, and has gained a substantial following for her down-to-earth and inclusive approach to floristry and gardening. Willow firmly advocates a sustainable approach to floristry, working with the seasons and sourcing locally grown stems wherever possible.
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