Beginner Gardening: A sick Peony Help, 0 by angelsinmygarde

angelsinmygarde wrote:
You people have been most helpful. Thank you so much :) The peonies are.( Pink Peony..........Paeonia lactiflora 'double pink ) This is what it states on the stick; that came with the peony. The leaves are curled up on one....hmm. and it is much smaller. Yes they are the same plants exactly bought at the same time............... But are blooming right now Not open yet; but usually are gorgeous. I will wait til they go through their flowering .I will cut the flowers off. and let them do their thing Til' fall and transplant in a better location and hopefully they can have their way.............instead of competing with those ( thirsty thieves)= Pyramid cedars.............They are in a sunny location and summers here get very hot usually like a desert climate.
Diana_K said" Could it be competition and leaf litter from the Cedars? what do U mean by this. wouldn't leaf litter be giving the plant nutrients?............This is an awesome question. I do not understand.

I am also afraid of burning things with fertilizer. I did this last year with some rose plants.

We certainly do have active aphids here as the plum trees new growth has curled up leaves.....could be something else.But I will either cut off curled leaves on plum tree or.................? I live in The Okanagan valley" which has many orchards and vineyards................lots of over-use of pesticide here.!!! many birds and good critters are coming back since the "new chemical laws were changed"

Does anyone have any idea where I could get my plum leaf question answered>? Its costly to spray and I have a Westhighland white terrier who cannot be near chemicals..........They have the highest rate of bladder cancers.:(

I am sending a picture of my dog She is 13 yrs old. Her name is Tessa'
Thank you for any comments U have been most helpful
Michelle from sunny Kelowna, British Columbia canada