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There are about as many ways to plan a garden as there are to decorate a house. Styles range from the formal to natural, historic to modern, colorful to monotone. Start with your own style, think about the land you have to work with, the house you are trying to match, and dream. Then take the time to prepare the soil, deal with drainage issues and discover the pattern of the sun. Once this is done you are ready to begin. Know that a beautiful garden takes years to develop, hours of planning, months in the dirt, and maintenance. Remember the old garden truisms - first year sleep, second year creep, third year leap - or first year roots, second year shoots, third year flowers.

Check back in for more on garden planning including landscape architectural renderings, companion plant suggestions, and details on planting with peonies. For now be sure to look at our pages on herbaceous peony care, tree peony care, herbaceous peony shapes and colors, and tree peony shapes and colors for a plethora of information.