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Learn how to care for peonies with Chris Beardshaw's video guide, including advice on how to spot and deal with peony wilt and nutrient deficiency.summerMore advice on growing flowersDealing with peony wiltGrowing lupins video projectPlanting out

this year, it did not bloom and all its leaves were red instead of the usual green. Other years it has been a delight. can anyone tell me what I may have done wrong? Surrounding plants in the border have thrived and been unaffected? will peonies grow

If I followed the adage that every plant in my garden had to earn its place then I'm not convinced peonies are worth growing. When it comes to their contribution to the display I'd have to say it's... brief. Of course, anticipation is a virtue every

Carol Klein offers a practical guide to spotting and treating peony wilt, with tips on cleaning secateurs to avoid reinfection.summerMore advice on growing flowersCaring for peoniesGrowing lupinsPlanting out cerinthesGrowing dahlias from seed

Carol Klein demonstrates how to rejuvenate primula vulgaris by separating newly rooted growth and replanting it.springMore advice on growing flowersCaring for peoniesGrowing lupinsPlanting out cerinthesGrowing dahlias from seed

Watch Sarah Raven as she plants lupins and shares her tips on soil acidity and drainage.More advice on growing flowersCreating a cutting patch video project.Planting out cerinthes.Caring for peonies.Growing dahlias from seed.

can you grow peonies in clay soil? If your soil is clay, then it is good for holding nutrients and water. It can be prone to get cloggy and water logged, so adding compost or well rotted manure to it will help keep it open. Peonies like the Ph

Trunk is approx 34cm with just 3 branches from it with an overall height of 158cm, a total of 16 large buds but very leggy, what should I do once it has finished flowering so it grows branches further down the trunk ?  I really don't want to lose

-skin covering the blossoms. If you don't have ants at blossom time the flowers won't open properly. are a beautiful plant that only grow with time. My peonies must have known I've been talking about them, no flowers on one which did flower last year

the fence it is growing quite well and i hope it will flower again next spring. Maggie, here's how I'm planning to sow the seed I've taken from my tree peony (the same seed that I've given to Kay and others in the GW office - nothing like a bit