These are both really great quotes. I think Victoria is on to something. Every year I have 12 red geraniums lining the back steps onto the porch and deck. I leave them in their plastic pots and then put those into terra cotta pots. I do this the first week of May and other than give them water,that's it..other than a smile because they are so pretty. They are in the shade and bloom non stop until well after the first few frosts.I'm not crazy about geraniums but for some reason like these where they are.