My idiot lawn sprayer sprayed my peonies. The foliage is wilting and dying..is there any hope the will live or are they doomed??

Bummer....Depends on what they sprayed with. Sometimes if you wash them off immediately it helps. At this point you will just have to watch and be hopeful. I don't use a lawn service and hate it when the neighbor does and I can smell the fumes drifting into my garden. Was it a commercial lawn company? If so I would let them know of the problem and ask for some consideration for your losses.

It is a one guy operation but yes it is a company. I can assure you he won't replace my peonies but he won't be spraying for weeds here anymore either. You would think when they charge $300 that they can tell what are weeds and what are flowers.

I think in most states these companies are licensed by the state. I would contact a state agency, perhaps the Department of Agriculture and see if you have any recourse.

He does have a state license, I will think about contacting them. They were "saved" plants that I got from a friends house so they are small to start with and I have no proof of purchase so it will be hard to be compensated.

I hope it just set them back and maybe they will come back next year.

Since it was a lawn spray, it probably was a 2-4-D type which affects the above ground portion. Hopefully, it will not damage the root system but they may skip a year before they bloom again. Cross your fingers.

Oh, good!!! I guess I better leave them alone and see what happens. I was thinking of digging them up and moving them but was afraid that might be too much stress and the kiss of death.

Crossing my fingers for you. That would be awful!! It's an expensive service at that cost and possible cost to your plants now too.

Yes, and I just discovered that he sprayed my wildflower area too. He has been doing my lawn for 3 years now. I don't know what his problem is this year, I have never had problems in the past but he won't be spraying here any more I assure you!

No one but me touches my area.
To many time had hubby or someone mowing the lawn take out my plants.
I hope they come back,I know how upsetting it can be.

Thank you! I have been quite stressed but there is nothing I can do about it now but wait and see what happens.

I agree with hazeleyes...no one but me touches my gardens!!!!! I live next to the river and do not want any posions going into my well nor the river. Poor birds and, duck, turtles and so on and so forth.

I am learning doglover! Never again, I will either pull the weeds myself of put up with them but I won't be having the lawn sprayed again!

And how are the peonies doing this week?
Do they look as if they will come back?

Sorry I haven't been here in awhile. I moved them to a better location and they have new foliage coming out so they are going to be fine, thank goodness!

That is great!