What year do you plan to have your wedding? The reason I ask, peonies and roses take some time to establish to bloom--sometimes several years, and would be considered a permanent planting. I would also caution you, that what bloomed in April one year, might bloom in June the next. Hopefully, someone who has personal knowledge of the Morristown area will be able to help you. Perhaps contact your local garden nurseries, garden clubs, or local master gardeners (try your local County extension for master garderner information). Congratulations and good luck to you!

It may be too early for the new stems to be tall and old enough to develop flower buds and for the buds to open. Especially, if local weather like rainy/cloudy causes it to delay bloomage. From the Spring Hill Nursery Website, they say you can get blooms until Fall: " You'll just delight in the color show as it blooms and blooms again from early summer until fall. Its large flower heads are borne on sturdy, upright stems, and they rebloom strongly, flowering heavily on both old and new wood; this means you will have an abundant show from early summer through hard frost. "What Unfortunately, they aldo suggest that blooms should appear as early as in 'early summer' and we are around the middle or so that has not happened yet.. I sure hope they get started soon too! Good luck.

Heather - I do live in an urban area - six miles from downtown Nashville, TN.. That's why I was so shocked four summers ago when it first happened. There used to be deer that lived by wooded areas along the Cumberland Riiver. which runs through the city.. In the past decade developers have cleared those areas and built homes and condos. The wildlife has moved into the city streets. We have a pack of five coyotes too that Animal Control and the State Wildlife Agency won't remove. I was hoping they would take care of the deer. But now I see it hasn't happened. Debra

Hi, My Scherezade is nearly 7 feet tall too with several weeks until it blooms, it's in its second year. I thought I had a Leslie Woodriff and was waiting until they bloomed to answer but I was mistaken, what I have is Sarabande (which I thought was Leslie Woodriff ) which is in its first year and much smaller. Your picture of your former Scherezade is amazing, I hope mine looks just like that! Donna