Plants from j Parker

[spanieleyes22]

I got 3 peonies online and nothing is happening. I planted them in different spots in the garden about 3 weeks ago and nothing. I probably planted them wrong. V disappointed. They weren't cheap

The perennials in 7cm and 9 cm pots we bought from J. Parker’s are doing well. Can you see any leaves on your peonies? I know they are slow to flower and take a few years to establish.

Ah ok. I'm afraid I might have planted them upside down but am afraid to look lol

They were like roots

I would normally plant bare root peonies in the autumn, so I'm not surprised they haven't done anything in 3 weeks at this time of the year.

Don't despair though, they will probably just sit there and then pop up next spring. Make sure you mark where they are.

Has anyone got any advice on how to accutually grow any plants flowers ect ? as it doesn't matter what I plant nothing seems to grow in my gardens

Are you growing from seed or planting plants?

That's a very broad question.
What is your soil like?
What are you planting - trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, seedlings, seeds, plugs?
Are you planting things in suitable locations for their light needs?
How are you preparing the soil?

@heldinadream I don't I just dig in plant them a let nature do the rest ,I havnt got time to nurse plants flowers or anything, the only things that grow in my gardens are weeds grass bushes and trees none of which were planted by me

@Sunnycoffeedrinker well then you've answered your own question. Gardening is an art and a skill, not just stick it in the ground and hope for the best.
Enjoy your weeds is probably the answer; if you're not going to nurture plants you choose and buy they're not going to survive.

I find J Parker plants quite small and can take ages to get going. I bought peonies from them and planted in Feb, had a few leaves but no flowers. All the other peonies in my garden have finished now so keep them watered and they should bed in and come back next year. Peonies do like sun so if in the shade it’s worth moving now.

I just planted some aquilegias from J Parkers. They're kind of weedy and the leaves are very anaemic looking. Am hoping some sun will help them out. And that the cat doesn't dig them up, (they're next to his toilet area).

The bacopa they sent me is doing well.

But yes, peonies are a long game. Sunny spot important.

@heldinadream no need to be so rude about it is there I live a busy life ,I know people who just scatter wild flower seeds down and then they grow ,they tell me at work , I just wondered if there's any plants that self grow like some tree ,cheers for Ur unhelpful comment though

If you are short of time and know how the trick is not to take on too much at first.

There is a plant called Pieris japonica which might be a good place to start. It's quite shrubby but has pretty coloured leaves and produces little flowers in spring. It looks good all year round. I have attached a link to show you what they look like, but I would buy bigger plants then these to begin with.

Pieris

Another failsafe is Alchemilla mollis, which will spread once you have planted it. Other things to consider are Geums and hardy geraniums, both of which will keep going year after year with no input required.

Hardy geraniums

They will have cleared the ground back to bare soil, and will pull plants they don’t want to give the ones they want space to grow. If the weather was dry they may have watered them, and they may have done something to keep slugs away. And they will repeat it all next year.

I don’t think @heldinadream was being rude.

You cannot create a garden - ie a place where plants grow which wouldn’t grow there naturally - without either knowledge or a lot of hard work. More knowledge generally allows you to get away with less work (although usually it just encourages you to take on bigger challenges)

@MereDintofPandiculation I only joined this app yesterday and have encounters some rude people ,this isn't the app for me ,I like happy nice people so I'm deleting this app now

You have had 4 or 5 helpful suggestions and have ignored all of them, but you have gone off in a snit because one poster has pointed out that you have to work at making a nice garden.

@Sunnycoffeedrinker you asked for advice on how to garden. I gave you advice on how to garden. You said you couldn't be bothered basically. So I merely confirmed that if you can't be bothered to garden, you won't get a decent garden. 😂

Rather irritating for the helpful participants, I'm sure, but funniest thread I've read lately 😊

Ooh a gardening flounce!

Please shut the garden gate on your way out.

How sad to see a budding gardener discouraged by snippy replies. Gardening skills develop over years mainly through trial and error. I've known people plant bulbs upside down and others convinced they had planted their plants "facing the wrong way" because they faced the sun instead of the house. It is easy to fill a bed with seeds, or buy a few plants and stick in a tub. No skill needed for either of these just some basic advice. A pot, a bag of compost, water and some kind of slug prevention. For seeds, loosen the soil, water, throw on seeds and water again in a few days. You would be amazed at the number of people who are disappointed that their annuals never flower the following year and think it's their fault. A bit of kindness goes a long way.

Just to reassure you @spanieleyes22 peonies are definitely a long game plant. They're like clematis, the first year you plant them they won't really do much, especially if you're only just planting them now as roots, because June is the month when they will have already grown their foliage, so you're are still at the March/Apr stage. They don't enjoy disturbance, they like to be planted in situ (sunny, well-drained soil) and that's where they stay. After that they're quite self sufficient.

its taken me a couple of years to really get mine going. The photo is the result of lots of Autumn mulching and keeping reasonably weed free around the site where they're planted, so the weeds don't compete for moisture. The cream peony is new this year so still quite small.

a round frame is helpful as their blooms can get top heavy when they're open - gorgeous but can get floppy especially when it rains, so keeping them up right all through their cycle means you can enjoy a month or 6 weeks of beauty. They are one of my favourite cut flowers in a large vase - my wedding bouquet was a hand tied bunch of peony, lisianthus and night scented stock, lots of pinks and purples. Very versatile.

Sorry forgot the photo - just to add they are late coming into bloom this year, it's been so cold, they're about 3 weeks behind schedule.

O wow daisychain01, those peonies are beautiful. I gave up with mine after 5 years - my tiny garden doesn't get enough sun for it to flower. But there's a derelict house near me with some really established old plants, so I walk my dog there for my peony fix.

I grew one from the root OP and nothing happened until the next season where I got the most beautiful flower. I’ll post a photo tomorrow if I can find your thread. Don’t give up on yours.

How sad to see a budding gardener discouraged by snippy replies. but she didn’t have snippy replies! She had one reply that she chose to regard as snippy. And “budding gardener” is stretching it a bit for someone who made it quite clear she didn’t have time to do any actual gardening