A Peony Garden

A Peony Garden

Peonies have been the favorites of many, many generations of gardeners for their lovely colors and fragrances. Strangely, however, public peony gardens allowing visitors to view and compare many varieties planted together are quite rare.
      This Peony Garden is an exception. Among the newest of the beautiful botanical gardens in Springfield, Missouri, it allows visitors to see, enjoy, and compare more than 50 peony varieties ranging from those old-fashioned favorites to the very newest hybrids.
    Begun in 2008 and scheduled for completion this year (2011), the garden is the creation of Dr. Bill Roston, who has designed many of the botanical gardens. Bill plans to add even more varieties and several tree peonies as well in the near future.
      The Peony Garden can be visited in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park at 2400 South Scenic in Springfield.

       Note: The garden does not yet include labels identifying all peony varieties, so the names on these photos, unless in single quotes, are only placeholders until we can provide thevarietal names.

'Prairie Moon'

A Blush

A Burgundy Bud

Chain of White

A Trace of Red

A Burst of Pink

Delicate

Crimson

Coiled

Opening

Ice Cream

Dreamy Pink

Palest Rose

Pale Yellow

Unfolding

Rose and White

Red with Red Center

White Center

After the Peonies
After the peonies finish their bloom cycle, the Friends of the Garden dress up the beds with colorful annuals.

More Color
This replanted portion of the garden showed even more color.

Yet More Color

Another portion of the replanted peony beds. The Friends of the Garden invest a good deal of time and work so that each of the botanical gardens will provide visual interest all year long.