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| PEONIES Early summer at "The Willow Garden" is blessed by the blooms of many Peony cultivars. Most are reasonably established plantings with plants obtained from many sources. We have, in recent years, been growing peonies from seed. Seeds collected from many plants are sown and within three-four years some result is usually visible. Surprises are certainly the order of the day! A simple explanation for growing peonies from seed is included .  This
photo from 2001 shows one nursery bed of peony seedlings which are
about
four years old. The majority of the plants have now bloomed and show
quite
a variety of color and form.One of the most beautiful to date is one we
have named (unofficially!) 'pink swan'
. The next step is to label and move them to a more spacious home in
other
areas of the garden. Among the many peonies grown, two of the most interesting, are the 'fern-leafed' peonies...Paeonia tenufolia.  We
have two forms, the first has more coarsely divided foliage with single
blooms; the second, very fine foliage and double blooms. They seem
steadfastly
disinterested in reproduction since no visible pollen production has
been
seen. This photo is of our three-year double form. They are the
earliest
of all the peonies to bloom.Sometimes we want to move or divide Peony plants, for a visual story of that procedure check the link For peony images from spring/summer
2002 click
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ROSES
Rose season follows closely and actually overlaps
peony season. We do not have formal rose gardens, but a rather informal
assortment of climbing and shrub roses. Our soil is rather on the light
side for a rose's liking, so a tremendous amount of soil
amendments
must be added, both for nutrients and moisture retention...the story of
our lives!
Many of our roses are from the Explorer Series of hardy roses
developed
in Ottawa. Named after many early Canadian explorers they toss in a
history
lesson.
  This
early season shot is of the climber 'John Cabot' It is very dependable,
rarely suffering any amount of winter damage. |
  The climber 'Henry Kelsey' is likely the closest we have to a red rose. It is a great struggle to have it stay in good shape the whole season. |
 Our
rose arbor was built in the fall of 2000. It was planted in spring 2001
with two 'Dorothy Perkins' climbing roses we had grown from cuttings
the
year before. This hardy climber is very vigorous and is covered with
pink
flowers quite late in July. We also planted several plants of 'John
Davis'
in the surrounding bed. |
 The two climbers had grown up and over the arbor by the time fall arrived. |
'John Davis ' is a beautiful pink shrub rose that may reach
4-5 feet.
A bit of judicious pruning can keep the plants more compact. 'He' is
prone
to mid-summer black-spot, but usually recovers for a good late bloom.
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We have a few other favorite roses. The 'Peace' rose has managed to survive, but needed to be rescued a year or two ago. It's cousin 'Charlotte Brownell' does reasonably well.
 Another beautiful and
fragrant rose
is
Koningen von Danemark |
 This specimen of 'Morden
Sunrise' is new this past summer.
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We constructed a new rose arbor
this spring.
Planted
on either side are Dorothy Perkins roses, the light version on the
down-side,
the dark version on the upper side.
The surrounding beds have plantings of
azaleas,
butterfly
bushes, nepeta and 'Wave petunias' for some summer color.
Below is a view through this arbor in late August, 2004
Rose 'Linda Campbell' is in the foreground
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Old Heirloom Roses, Bedford ,NS Cornhill Nursery,Peticodiac, NB Pleasant Valley Nurseries, Antigonish, NS |
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