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Modern to Traditional Planter Redesign
Here’s a recent planter redesign we did for a client’s traditional home with painted gray brick, burgundy front door, and fireclay brick landing. The client wanted to change her modern turquoise planters and asked Gardinia to create a more traditional and longer-lasting look. The Before: Pink Chaos Coleus, Purple Germanium, Light Pink Blast Calibrachoa, and Ray… Continue reading Modern to Traditional Planter Redesign
Garden Varmints – Blocking Bunnies
Joanna: “Awe, look at the cute bunny! Isn’t it great, how there’s cute bunnies everywhere in Seattle now?” Peter: “Bunnies are a pest! If I had my air rifle right now, I’d shoot it. I don’t know why there hasn’t been an uprising against bunnies in this city yet.” Yes, it’s a little ironic that… Continue reading Garden Varmints – Blocking Bunnies
Propagating Tree Peonies by Root
So you had to remove a lot of healthy tree peony root bits when pruning out rot, or prying the plant away from your home’s ancient irrigation system? Good! This is a marvelous opportunity to create your very own grove of tree peonies because: You can propagate a tree peony by root! Mind you, the odds of… Continue reading Propagating Tree Peonies by Root
Hard Pruning Tree Peonies
Tree peonies usually need little pruning, just some light clips to remove dead wood and spent flowers. They are extremely slow growing, and often take 10 years or more to fully mature. Severely cutting back a tree peony will remove the years of growth you patiently waited for, as well as its spectacular spring show.… Continue reading Hard Pruning Tree Peonies
Transplanting Tree Peonies in Summer
Like herbaceous and intersectional varieties, tree peonies are touchy about transplanting – all conditions must be just so. If it’s the wrong season, depth, light, etc., they will get very passive aggressive on you. They might yield no flowers, or worse, teeny tiny flowers that are a far cry from the luscious blooms you expected.… Continue reading Transplanting Tree Peonies in Summer
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