Free E-Book

One more great FREE e-book to share .This one is also for Nook

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/simply-flowers-spring-and-summer-jane-palmer/1101222525?ean=2940011284649

Easy and Crazy Beautiful Double Peonies .

Peonies are my favorite garden flower and I've been growing them for about three years now. This year we had a good crop of flowers for cutting. Peonies like full sun all day, but will bloom as long as they receive four or five hours of direct sun daily. Plant them in well-drained soil (I think fall it the best time) and allow at least two feet between dwarf varieties and four feet between standard varieties (They grow a bit wide within 5 years) When you plant, cover the peony roots so the pink buds or "eyes" are pointing up. Make sure to plant the top of the roots only one and one-half to two inches beneath the soil . A common error is to plant them too deep, which means they won't bloom.

Most peonies will flower for years (20-50) with little care , if you plant them in a sunny area in rich, well-drained soil. I love the outrageously beautiful double peonies, which have multiple rows of petals emerging from the crown of the flower with the crown of the flower covered by petals. There are many varieties include Japanese and Anemone Peonies, Semi-Double Peonies, Bomb Double Peony Flowers. Here are my Sarah Bernhardt Peonies.....Enjoy!                               
                                  

 

Special Spring Guest

• Just thought I'd share photos of a few special guest we had at our feeder.  

             1.Goldfinch 2. Oriole 3. Indigo Bunting 4. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks

 

Birthday Bash Giveaway

GIVEAWAY TIME
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Spring In The Driftless

                              

 

We've had our Spring thaw here in The Driftless.
Just wanted to share some photos. 

Wildflowers

Columbine



My woodland garden is getting a lot larger and the cost wasn't very much.I decided on a style that would look nice in a woodland setting.Found a good book about wildflowers in Wisconsin(Wildflowers of Wisconsin by Stan Tekiela)I was able to identify lots of native plants and include them in the garden as well.

I found Columbine(which isn't native)Thanks to the birds,it's growing right outside our door.Columbine is an easy to grow perennial.Hummingbird love it,It's a favorite of hummingbirds and bees because the flowers contain lots of nectar.