Rose Arbor ~ 12 Beautiful Photos ~ Inspirational Monday

Sweet expectation of roses, which soon will come to bloom made me think of garden arbors, that could be planned now and made in the autumn or spring.

I have one in my garden, but whenever I look at it, I wish I could have more. Rose arbor is beautiful and doesn't take too much space in the garden, even small gardens could find space - it can fit practically everywhere. The only limitation is chosen spot profile. Rose arbor need to get enough sun to keep your roses happy. If you choose most healthy kind of roses, that grow moderately, use to open flowers untill autumn and you feed them properly - the rose arbor will keep you happy entire summer :)

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Drought Tolerant Gardening - Chinese Peony Flowers

In Japan Paeonia suffruticosa is called the "The King of Flowers" and Paeonia lactiflora is called the "Prime Minister of Flowers". On the pictures here you can see Paeonia suffruticosa = chinese tree peony, and below some tree peony caring tips.

Everything starts from a bud....

Further recommended reading Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens: 200 Drought-Tolerant Choices for all Climates

.... great expectation comes .....

.... and then ta-da-dam! ....
here it is - beautiful and big.

This chinese tree peony (variety unknown) was planted 3 years ago. This is the first bloom I can enjoy.

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Site selection is important to make tree peony happy. Best would be dappled shade or 4-5 hours of direct sunlight in a day.

Watering - don't treat chinese tree peony same as other perennials. Tree peonies have woody stems, so after they get established in the garden, they become drought tolerant. This is why she also doesn't like constantly wet soil. Planting tree peony in too hot spot, that receives too much sun will result with rocket fast flower fading.

Pruning - is rather not required, because tree peony blooms on old stems.

Soil pH 7 or higher.

Mulch it well in zones 4-5.

Hardiness up to -34C / -30F (zone 4).

This post is part of Blooming Friday hosted kindly by Katarina at Roses and Stuff. Hop over and participate.

Further recommended reading Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens: 200 Drought-Tolerant Choices for all Climates