howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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does nothing for 51 weeks every year then flowers briefly.
usually after a couple of days the wind takes the flowers off.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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The old gardeners will tell you if they don't flower well they've got either too much or too little nutrient in the soil - you find out which by adding loads, it'll either grow like billy-o or die.
We inherited two in our garden, they came out last year as not worth the space and bother.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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love to know how you got them out ray, i tried about 7 years ago and the roots were such that a jcb digger would have been needed.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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They do take up such a lot of room you could have full of other types of flower.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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another problem with mine with it being at the front against the pavement is that it traps litter blown in and stays there until the leaves fall in winter.
i was hoping someone would give me the name for it,i can never remember.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Peonies!
This tells you how to grow them, would be interesting how you got on if you phoned up and asked how to get rid of them
http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/flowers/growing-peony-or-peonies/Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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I would cut it back when it has flowered and paint weed killer on the stems, that should work.
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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You could pretend you had moles and use one of these, more fun
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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We have a few peonies and they are beautiful when in flower, but they tend to fall over quickly because the flowers are too heavy for the stalks; most are pink as above, but some are just off white - rose pink.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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sitting out the front having my elevenses earlier 4 different people stopped and commented on them, i felt a bit bad about trying to dig them up in the past.
i might take up jan's suggestion in the dead of night then blame their demise on vandals.
