"Anne, peony bloom time is my favorite time in the garden. And it's only about a week away. So exciting!  Next year (and the years after that), yours will have many more blooms."

"I have a similar issue here. The beds along the back of our property are in shade almost all day. Then they get blasted with hot, end of day sun for a few hours. We have rhododenrons, azaleas. witch hazel and hollies in these beds, along with…"

"Well, mine have gone for this year and now I'm looking forward to seeing your in bloom. :)"

"This is my difficult garden... Super deep shade in winter & spring then HOT afternoon sun in summer blasts it... The Hosta suffer - poor things :( Hoping as this is their 2nd full year here they will handle the summer blast better - if not a…"

"Thanks  girls, been gone for a week, you should see all the blooms now..... :)"

"Vicky you have very good ideas. I do have several 6 inch PVC pipe 8ft long out in the Barn I could use I would need to drill holes in them and stick them in the ground. I guess I can do that latter . I planted them in between the Maters for they…"