If I were to label a perennial as perfect -- or as close to perfect as is possible -- I'd pick hardy geraniums ... Samobor' and 'Lily Lovell' are often called mourning widows because of their ...

The excellent 'Lily Lovell' is another - a substantial early ... midst of hellebores or a special clump of named snowdrops. Geranium phaeum produces slender wands of small, flat flowers in May ...