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Your peonies sound very pretty! I've never heard of planting a perennial in the peony, but I'm no expert :) You might want to post this question on the perennial forum, too. It seems like there are more people over there lately, and many seem to be from this forum.

Glenda, I've been growing and keeping seed from CTT since 94 this has been DH's favorite bean, also an Italian pole (another favorite) bean that arrived here on the island in the early 1900's, been growing this one for 44 years. Another bean that came from China again early 1900's I've also been growing since 94. Although these beans are supposed to not readily cross I do keep some distance between them. On the other...

It's always the treasured ones that go! Sorry about the damage. I think it will recover since the bark wasn't girdled. Last winter the rabbits chewed on my newly planted fruit trees but I didn't loose any.

It's 57 and windy. We've had 4 days of rain that came to just under 7" total. It's been so dreary. But inside, my little rack of summer is doing just fine. It's how I manage.

I am getting rid of the grass between the house and the island bed out front, so we'll only have grass between the sidewalk and island. We have a meandering stone walk that leads from the driveway to the front of the house and I will put in a path between the island and house leading from the walk to connect it with the side of the house and the back yard. I have already removed all the forsythia on our side of the property line and...

First, the refrain. Wouldn't you consider the whole refrain to be Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O ? So you were right if you were looking for E-I-E-I-O. I was going to say half the refrain, but that didn't seem exactly right to me. So who is it? Canadians, you shoulda got it. . . Celine Dion. This may have been frustrating for you all, but I have to confess that I have enjoyed the heck out of it. I guess I have an evil streak....

Thank you MeMo! We moved here in late 2004 -- the roadside bed is the oldest one...after that, we built the one by the house in the back. the outlying ones are about two years old.

How much space do you have for the area? 6 full-size peonies can take up quite a bit of room. I have salvia planted with my peonies and they bloom together. Behind my peonies I have asters and in front chrysanthemum that I keep cut back pretty hard, so I have some interest during the fall. The asters and mums look nice when the peony foliage gets its nice, bronze color. I had also planted tons of oriental and asiatic lilies around the peonies...

I would not plant anything in the peony. I would also not plant annuals too closely, especially while the peonies are forming their roots. Let's just say I had an unfortunate incident doing this. I would plant something to co-ordinate for the long term. The morning glory might be neat, but it might also rob the peonies of sun, etc. in their formative time. What about Explorer or Morden roses; maybe some campion, which is gangly on its...

I was on a cruise ship so we were mainly downtown, although went along some side roads in the town area to stop and snoop at gardens. A boy on a bicycle told us there were nicer ones up ahead, but mom was afraid to walk that far and not get back in time. They didn't give us near enough time to snoop in Juneau!!