Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 21, 2014 9:01 am Re: Favorite plant in the garden, but don't know what it is 2Nov 21, 2014 10:06 am I think it's a tree Peony but would need a closer shot of the foliage and woody stems to be sure. Here's a pic of the upright form of tree peony. http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b609/WestAussieforeva/uprightformtreepeony_zps9bfc1e1a.jpg If it is a peony you are very lucky, they are beautiful. They don't like to compete for space or sun so make sure you don't plant anything too close to it. The "tree" form is quite slow growing. They are quite drought tolerant too and don't like the soil to be constantly moist. After flowering is the best time to fertilize. It also would benefit from pruning the inside branches so it is trained to more of an open habit. Re: Favorite plant in the garden, but don't know what it is 3Nov 21, 2014 1:12 pm Oh what a beautiful tree!! Do you know where they are best suits Treeseachanger? Re: Favorite plant in the garden, but don't know what it is 4Nov 21, 2014 1:49 pm Hi MrsBee, it's quite tolerant of most soils. The bush peonies are also beautiful and come in a huge range of colours. To my mind they are better than roses! (no thorns ) Re: Favorite plant in the garden, but don't know what it is 6Nov 24, 2014 12:33 am Peonies are all deciduous. Also their flowers increase in size as the plant matures, unless they get too much shade. However tree peonies have a leaf divided into three points at the end, whereas yours comes to a single point. This might be the rootstock that has sprouted and taken over the grafted plant. This can happen when the grafted peony has not been planted deeply enough. Tree peonies, you see are grafted onto herbaceous peonies. Either way, you still have a very attractive plant. Re: Favorite plant in the garden, but don't know what it is 7Nov 24, 2014 7:39 am Thanks treeseachanger, I can now proudly announce the name of the tree to my guests instead just referring it as a plant. Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10989 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 9034 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 3604 |