Firstly, break up the soil surface with a garden fork and remove as many of the smaller fibrous roots as you can ...

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Combine Dianthus with plants that harmonize with its foliage and colors; good companions include coral bells, feverfew, lamb's-ear, larkspur, lavender, hardy geraniums ... regularly drop below 20° F.

Which? Gardening magazine grew a range of popular varieties to see which would give us the best display. Geraniums can be planted at any time of year, as long as the ground isn’t frozen. However, the ...