I've always loved wisteria.. I'm really tempted to buy one, but what's the best position for one. The front of the house faces north east, gets lots of morning sun but not much else. The back is south west facing. We have raised beds next to the back door, one which really doesn't get much sun as the garden fence blocks it out, but I read that wisteria needs to have it's roots in shade, so would it be sufficient to plant a wisteria in that spot and hope that it grows up the fence to the sunlight?
My second question is about Peonies. I had two lovely peonies given to me when I lived in a flat with a roof garden. They were in pots and only flowered once in that time. When we moved I planted them in a sunny bed, and although they're growing well, they haven't flowered for the past two summers (my mum's peonies are in full bloom now so I'm assuming mine would be too) Is there something I can do for next year to get them to flower - I'm assuming I'm too late for this year?