Property News · June 9, 2023

To peony or not to peony: are these blowsy beauties worth the space?


The flowers are fabulous, the plants surprisingly hardy, but I’ve donated mine to a friend who has larger bedsWhen I found out I was moving to a flat with a garden of its own – the first I had access to as an adult – I celebrated by ordering bare-root peonies, variety ‘Coral Charm’. This was in July. They wouldn’t be delivered until October, wouldn’t emerge from the earth that winter and possibly, I read, might not bloom at all the next spring.Nevertheless, I was determined: my balcony had offered neither the sunshine nor space to grow peonies. Gaining ground gave me both. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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