Landscape Design with Peonies
Tree peonies blooming at Cricket Hill Garden. Here we have interplanted hosta, and allowed some digitalis to self-seed. If we are to consider p...
Read moreBecause all types of peonies can be incredibly long-lived, yet relatively care-free perennials, its important to start with vigorous nursery stock ...
Read moreA straightforward step-by-step tutorial video demonstrating how to plant a tree peony. Feel confident about planting your own tree from Cricket Hill!
Read moreAn informative step-by-step tutorial video demonstrating how to plant a herbaceous peony. Plant your very own peony from Cricket Hill!
Read moreThe principle method by which tree peonies are propagated is by grafting. This is a rather involved, labor intense procedure. Much simpler is to p...
Read moreDo you have a large, old herbaceous peony clump that you would like to propagate? The best way to do this is through dividing the root system. This...
Read moreFrom mid August to early October is the time to graft tree peonies in our USDA zone 6. Grafting is the most efficient means of reproducing a new cl...
Read moreEarly spring is the best time to prune a mature tree peony. The window to do this in the zone 6 ande below is after the buds have begun to swell, a...
Read moreNow that the snow is finally melted, the peonies are beginning to wake up. We generally leave a few inches of natural mulch, i.e. leaf litter ar...
Read moreBelow is a rough breakdown of the bloom times of the various types of peonies. During very warm springs this period is very compressed. We have li...
Read moreWe have long known that many of our customers have had success growing peonies in the warmer parts of USDA zone 8 and 9. However due to the extreme...
Read moreLike all of nature's creations, peony blossoms come in a variety of shapes and sizes. As the chart below illustrates, in China blossoms are classif...
Read morePeonies, both tree and herbaceous first attracted human interest thousands of years ago. While we today primarily think of peonies as stunning orna...
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