Can you post a photo? I can't really envision what you are describing......

You can cut back the geraniums quite severely if that would help. They will just respond by pushing new growth.

yes.. need pix... we need to ID what kind on Gs....

it sounds like your plants have needed a severe pruning for years...

this probably should have been done in very early spring.. or should wait until early fall... with ANY plant.. we dont like to disturbs the roots just a few weeks before the heat of summer hits in july/august.. especially bigger older plants...

in every post.. tell us where you are.. big city name..

you may be able to root or propagate the cuttings.. or small pieces of such.. watch some of these.. and work on getting some rooted.. so when fall rolls around.. you can go to town on pruning up the old plants...

in fact.. if you are successful with rooting many.. just throw the old plants away.. fill the planters with some new media.. and start with vigorous new babe CLONES on the old plants.. they will be EXACTLY the old plant.. just not a hundred years old anymore..

ken

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=propagating+geranium+cuttings.&iax=videos&ia=videos

add the perennial and annual forums to this post.. if you still can edit it for such

I'm new to this forum so thanks for all of your responses. Here's a pic. I live in southern California.

We have used cuttings from this plant (I think, since I have another old pot from my grandmother) and have a gorgeous, bright red display of flowers covering our front yard after only a couple of years. It's so impressive, people stop to comment on it. You may be right about cutting off branches, which haven't flowered in ages, and sticking the pieces into a new planter. And making sure it gets enough sun!

Also, thanks for warning me not to do it now. I'm very impatient and would have marched out there and done it today