| Show ABOUT YOUR HOME Peonies are an interesting plant They do not like too much attention get prettier each year and will casH easily last 35 to years I PLANT THEM where it is is' is sunny most of the day well well- well well-I drained all the time and farenough farenough far Car enough from strong hungry roots of trees and shrubs The They do best as specimen or orin orin orin in bed by themselves but when not too crowded do well vell wellin wellin vellin in mixed borders containing spring-flowering spring bulbs When planting a hole about the size of a bushel basket is ideal Any soil not too sand sandy containing quantities of humus hum hum- us will do when it is alkaline or only slightly acid Mix l with the soil a pound or two of bone meal and an any fertilizer with ith not much nitrogen Nitrogen makes for tall slender stems and few Cew flowers WHEN WilEN ROOTS arrive if they are dry soak them in water overnight Never plant clumps more than three years old Unlike herbaceous sor t s tree peonies can stand some shade They are by nature woodland plants When gathering gathering gathering gath gath- ering flowers for arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments leave at least two sets of leaves lea TilE THE PEONY season begins with tulips tul ps and ends about six sixto sixto sixto to eight weeks later The singles singles sin singles sin sin- Japanese and semi dou ble types are very good garden garden garden gar gar- den plants So are many of the full doubles However many of the full doubles have weak stems that must have support and therefore do not make ideal garden plants Peony plants like water dwing during during dur dw ing their blooming season and andare andare are arc best watered at the bot bot- tom |
