I’m a Hot Pink Tree Peony Save me!

A few years ago I was out for a walk around the neighborhood on a pleasant spring night, and came across a small shrub in the garbage with a hand written note on it that said “I am a Hot Pink Tree Peony Save me”. At the time tree peonies were very expensive running at about $60-$100 depending on the size. This particular tree peony was bare root, not in a pot, and had obviously just been pulled out of the ground. I grabbed it and though that I had nothing to loose by trying to revive it. I got it home and immediately put it in a pot of compost until we could find a home for it in the backyard. That summer it leafed out, but didn’t produce any flowers. Every year since then it produced more and more flowers and this year the hot pink tree peony we saved looks amazing….

Spring Showers Mean a Very Lush Garden

It's been an extremely wet spring this year and that has been really good for the many plants in the garden. The woodland plants have especially benefited from the cool wet spring. The ferns seem to be much taller and more lush than previous years. 

On the downside, we haven’t had a chance to sit outside as much and I’m sure that this wet spring will also mean a lot more of those nasty slugs and snails feasting on the plants.