| PARNASSUS | National park in Greece, home to the Cephalonian fir and a rare local peony (9) |
| CRETE | Largest island of Greece, home to the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation (5) |
| ISTHMIA | Ancient city of Greece, home to a temple which honoured Poseidon (7) |
| NEMEA | Ancient site in Greece, home of the lion which was killed by Heracles (5) |
| HELICON | Mountain in Greece, home of the classical Muses (7) |
| PERENNIAL | Type of herbaceous border plant that grows back year after year foxglove, hellebore, anemone, peony,A echinacea, rambling rose and many more (9) |
| HYPNOTISE | Entrance concealed by this peony (9) |
| PINE | With cones and fragrant needlelike leaves, a conifer that, like its relatives the fir and the spruce, is often used as a Christmas tree (4) |
| RESIN | Sticky compound produced by trees such as the balsam fir and mastic (5) |
| SPRUCE | Tree that shares its family with the cedar of Lebanon, larch, Douglas fir and Scots pine (6) |
| LEAFY | Laurel, elm, ash, fir and yew initially covered in foliage (5) |
| CHINA | Country with symbols including the dragon, giant panda and peony and a zodiac based around 12 animals (5) |
| IMP | Supernatural creature, as in the peony 'Fragrant Pink ___' and Fuchsia 'Derby ___' (3) |
| ARCH | Inverted 'U', as in the peony cultivar '___angel' and '___ibald'! (4) |
| SHARIF | Ruler constructed from fir and ash |
| TREES | Fir and spruce |
| NEEDLES | Sharp, slender leaves of fir and pine trees (7) |
| NEOPHYTE | The peony represented a newcomer on the scene |
| HIGH | Hanging baskets are hung here, as in the tree peony variety '___ Noon'! (4) |
| TREEFARM | Grower of firs and pines |
