Some Garden Photos

remy · May 24, 2007

Hi everyone,
Here's my tree peony that has just started blooming. It doesn't bloom long, but when it is, it is magnificent.

Here's an allium with lupine buds in the background.

This is Virginia bluebells with some purple phlox.

This is a mourning widow geranium 'Samobor' with forget-me-nots. It was taken mid-day, so it a bit washed out, but I hope you can see how pretty the foliage is.

Remy

Sherry_AK · May 25, 2007

I think peonies are the most photogenic of flowers. Yours are beautiful. All your flowers are beautiful. Thanks for posting them.

remy · May 25, 2007

Hi Sherry,
Thanks! I think your right about the peonies being photogenic. I took 5 different shots, and they all looked good.
Remy

husker nana · May 4, 2011

Remy..I just purchased a white tree peony and will be planting it this week. If it does well then I would like to get several more. Any suggestions other then humus? Do you need to protect it in the winter? Do they hold up any better after a rain then regular peonies?

remy · May 4, 2011

Hi Husker Nana,
I don't do anything for mine. I've read that they should be protected from the winter wind, but I've got mine where it is taking a direct hit open from the west and it is ok. You are a touch colder than here though so it might be good advice for you.
Not that the blooms would look great after torrential down pours, they do hold up better than a double flowered herbaceous peony and they don't bend all the down to the ground like they do.
They do like any other shrub take a few years before they really settle in and have lots of blooms.
Remy

husker nana · May 4, 2011

Thanks Remy. We will be planting it today. By the way, yours is beautiful! Looks like I'll have to pick up a pink one next time we go to Madison. Hope they have some left! When we checked out, the girl told us that people were taking the plant out of the box in the refrig. unit and stealing the plant. Wonder how someone can enjoy looking at their beautiful plant and not be haunted with the guilt of their dirty deed.

Okay, out to weed and plant!

May 24, 2007	#1
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Some Garden Photos Hi everyone, Here's my tree peony that has just started blooming. It doesn't bloom long, but when it is, it is magnificent. Here's an allium with lupine buds in the background. This is Virginia bluebells with some purple phlox. This is a mourning widow geranium 'Samobor' with forget-me-nots. It was taken mid-day, so it a bit washed out, but I hope you can see how pretty the foliage is. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

May 25, 2007	#3
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Hi Sherry, Thanks! I think your right about the peonies being photogenic. I took 5 different shots, and they all looked good. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

May 4, 2011	#5
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Hi Husker Nana, I don't do anything for mine. I've read that they should be protected from the winter wind, but I've got mine where it is taking a direct hit open from the west and it is ok. You are a touch colder than here though so it might be good advice for you. Not that the blooms would look great after torrential down pours, they do hold up better than a double flowered herbaceous peony and they don't bend all the down to the ground like they do. They do like any other shrub take a few years before they really settle in and have lots of blooms. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

May 25, 2007	#2
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	I think peonies are the most photogenic of flowers. Yours are beautiful. All your flowers are beautiful. Thanks for posting them.

May 4, 2011	#4
husker nana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wisc. 5A Posts: 197	Remy..I just purchased a white tree peony and will be planting it this week. If it does well then I would like to get several more. Any suggestions other then humus? Do you need to protect it in the winter? Do they hold up any better after a rain then regular peonies?