by Marde Ross | Feb 5, 2012 | Peonies
This photograph of Ice Follies shows the size of the bulbs. These each have 4 bulbs attached at the base and are sometimes called Mother Bulbs! These will produce at least 4 daffodil flowers and cannot be found in nurseries as they are expensive to ship. Nurseries...
by Marde Ross | Nov 3, 2011 | Peonies
Once the peonies have been divided, they can be replanted. I usually plant them about one foot apart but you might like to have them farther apart or scattered among roses or in perennial beds. We dig down about one foot and mix in a little peat moss to the dirt. In...
by Marde Ross | Nov 3, 2011 | Peonies
In California, the tools for dividing peonies are not as heavy duty as those for hacking apart small tree trunk sized peony roots! Earlier in my blog is a picture of tools used in colder climates where the clumps grow to be the size of coffee tables and those tools...
by Marde Ross | Aug 22, 2011 | Daffodils, Other Bulbs for Warm Climates, Peonies, Tulips
I took pictures of all of my daffodil bulbs one year against a ruler to show the size. Bulbs differ in size according to variety, but one rule seems to hold true – plant a smaller bulb than the largest that can be bought per variety, and you will short yourself...
by Marde Ross | Aug 20, 2011 | Gardening Tips for Daffodils, Tulips, Peonies & Naturalizing Bulbs, Peonies
One Select the peonies suitable for your areas. Northern climates have the full spectrum to chose from! Warm weather climates like California and the southern states need to chose single, Japanese singles, semi-double or early doubles so that they will open before it...
by Marde Ross | Jun 17, 2011 | Peonies
There are four types of peonies and they vary by shape. The progression towards fullness involves the stamens, anthers, carpels increasing in size from a single row of petals to complete fullness. The single peony has a row of petals surrounding a center with two...
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