Flower Gardening : How to Design a Garden With Peonies

If you want to design a garden with peonies, choose a sunny, fairly roomy area and take care to plant the peonies relatively high in ...

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🌸 Peonies thrive in open, sunny locations but can tolerate some shade, although they won't bloom as well.

🌸 When planting peonies, it is crucial to avoid covering up the crown as this will prevent them from blooming.

🌸 Dig a hole slightly larger than the pot and plant the peony at the same level it was growing in the pot.

🌸 If you have peonies that have not been blooming, they may be too deep, so lift them up to the surface level to encourage blooming.

🌸 Peonies do not need to be transplanted or divided frequently, unlike other perennials.

🌸 Once planted, peonies can remain in the same spot for up to 50 years with normal watering and fertilizing.

🌸 Designing a garden with peonies requires careful consideration of their sunlight requirements and planting depth.

02:06 Peonies need an open, sunny location but can tolerate part shade.

02:14 Plant peonies at the same level they were growing in the pot.

02:28 Plant peonies in a hole slightly bigger than the pot, without covering up the crown.

02:51 If peonies are not blooming, they may be planted too deep.

03:10 Peonies don't need to be transplanted or divided very often.

03:22 Peonies can stay in the same spot for 50 years with normal watering and fertilizing.

Peonies do not need to be transplanted or divided very often.

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Do not cover up the crown of the plant.

The soil should come just up to the crown of the plant, but no deeper.

A peony plant can stay in one spot for up to 50 years.