Cutting back tree peonies

I would like to keep my tree peony short. It is quite bushy now and about 3 feet high. Can I cut it back as I do with regular peony bushes?…

tree peony

For the second year in a row one of my tree peonies has had lots of buds but they don’t open. Is there an explanation. Also when is the best time to prune tree peonies and how.…

Tree peony pruning

I have a very old, 15 years, white blossom tree peony that has become very leggy. It is now about 4 feet tall. This year it has 5 buds, the most ever. The graft peony at the bottom is very…

Planting times for shrubs

Hello – I live in Toronto – South facing garden, but with filtered shade from a mature honey locust tree. I want to plant shrubs with white flowers (no other colour). I’m getting a late start in 2020, as garden…

Tree Peony Not Blooming

We have a peony tree that, to my recollection, has never blossomed in the 24 years we’ve been here. The tree is older because we inherited it with the house. We live in zone 5 and the tree has been…