As we enter another year, I am excited to see what 2024 brings for all of us gardeners. New plant flavors to salivate over, new tools to make our lives easier, and new practices to learn and implement in our landscapes. The cycle in the garden starts once again, often acting as…
During the months of May and June one of the all-time favorite plants of local gardeners, the peony, is bursting into bloom. There are many excellent peonies available to utilize in our landscapes; including herbaceous cottage types in all sorts of colors (and varying fragrances) and larger growing tree peonies too. I would never scold anyone for growing either of these types (since I do as well), but I want to bring attention to another fabulous peony option… what is known as the intersectional or Itoh Peony.