Garden

[Katcat1]

@FastDogWalker2  I would be excited too.  I live in an apt. so no peonies for me.  Wish I could have one but I wonder if you could plant in a pot and be able to leave it out in the winter (I live in Midwest) so it gets cold.  Peonies are so beautiful.  I love the light pink and white and then the darker color so I love them all.  lol   

[JustJazzmom]

Containers can freeze if left outside, but if you can dig a hole & put container into the hole in the ground then the container won’t freeze (plant can die in frozen container). It has something to do with the air temperature interfering with the water going through the roots. I guess it’s easier for roots to get water if in the ground versus exposed to the air when in a container above ground.

[GingerPeach]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

@GingerPeach Peonies do best with full sun. Does your area get a cold winter to help the peonies form buds for upcoming year?

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It's iffy as to cold weather these days, @JustJazzmom  I've barely worn a sweater, much less a coat, on consecutive winter days these past years.  

You were kind enough to send me a whole sheet on peony care a few years back.  I may still have it.

[hayseed00]

Dandelions are just unappreciated flowers !!!, anyway that's what my girlfriend always tells me when I complain about them.

[drizzellla]

It is funny you brought up peonies. Yesterday we were looking at azalea, rhododendron and other flowering bushes.

And my husband was saying he wants more peony bushes. We have one. It was not much more than a stick when I bought it. Now it is a big beautiful bush. But the buds are still tightly closed. We will need some warm weather before they open.

I am glad to hear that your transplanted peonies are blooming. And that you had the foresight to take some with you.