Joseph Rock

February 12, 2024 by The Gardeners' Apprentice

If I had the means and motivation to annex my neighbor’s property, I would create a garden room devoted to peonies of all sorts. In my mind’s eye, the scene unfolds, with hundreds of garden peonies, otherwise known as Paeonia lactiflora, in bloom. Tree peonies—Paeonia suffuticosa–would abound. Intersectional types, a marriage of tree and garden … Read more

Joseph Rock

November 24, 2015February 10, 2014 by The Gardeners' Apprentice

If I were to succeed in the nefarious scheme of annexing my neighbor’s property, I would immediately create a garden room devoted to peonies of all sorts. In my mind’s eye, the scene unfolds, with hundreds of garden peonies, otherwise known as Paeonia lactiflora, in bloom. Tree peonies—Paeonia suffuticosa–would abound. Intersectional types, a marriage of … Read more