2015 APS Convention in Louisville, Kentucky
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
2015 American Peony Society Convention in Kentucky
The 2015 American Peony Society Convention is going to be May 13th-17th in Kentucky this year. I'm already registered for everything, and I'm so excited. I wasn't able to go last year, and I missed a whole year of fun. So I'm really excited to see everyone and of course all of the peonies! I have decided to drive this year since it will definitely cut down on my travel costs. That way I will have my own car and won't have to rent a car or fly. The hotel is a bit more expensive this year. I was going to stay elsewhere if I had to fly, but since I'm driving instead, I'll be able to stay at The Galt House Hotel, the hotel where the convention is being held. I'm really looking forward to it since this hotel is right on the river. If you're considering going, now's the time to get your registration in. After April 10th, there is a late fee. Another good reason to drive is that it will be much easier to bring flowers to enter into the APS Peony Exhibition. If you will have some peonies in bloom during the second week in May, you should consider bringing them. There are separate divisions for professional and amateur. So bring what you can. Don't be nervous. This is going to be my first year showing flowers too! ;)
2015 APS Convention in Louisville, Kentucky
2015 APS Convention in Louisville, Kentucky
Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015 Spring Has Sprung Colorful Peonies!!!
Oh my goodness! Blink your eyes and it goes from snow to spring! They are just emerging from the ground, but already my peonies are bringing lots of color and lots of cheer! I am so happy to see each one of them, to see how much they've grown since last year, to see if there are any varieties with a bud on them for the first time, to see if the ones I transplanted and divided are happy in their new homes, just to see them! They aren't even in bloom yet, and they are bringing so much happiness and color. We went from two weeks in a row of winter storms to two weeks of so-so weather to two weeks of spring! Okay, I'm a little excited. I hope you are too! Spring has sprung, and so have the peonies!!!
Peony 'Roy Pehrson's Best Yellow' Emerging Foliage
Peony 'Pink Princess' Peony Seedling Emerging
Peony 'Roy Pehrson's Best Yellow' Emerging Foliage
Peony 'Pink Princess' Peony Seedling Emerging
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
2015 Tree Peonies in the Ice
The first winter storm hit yesterday. They are predicting another one tonight. The lowest prediction for the overnight low I saw was -4°F! They have now changed that prediction to 0°F. Hopefully if we do see temperatures that low, it is only for a very short period of time, and it doesn't do any damage to any of the peonies. It is now snowing quite a bit as I write this. I guess the only hope is that the snow will create a layer of protection from the cold temperatures. The tips of the peony foliage still look okay so far. I don't see any browning or blackening of the exposed foliage, but we also haven't encountered the lowest predicted temperatures. I'll keep you posted on how they fare!
Tree Peony 'Li Yuan Chun' Under a Layer of Snow & Ice
Tree Peony 'Li Yuan Chun' Under a Layer of Snow & Ice
Sunday, February 15, 2015
2015 Signs of Spring, Tree Peony Foliage
Tree Peony 'Li Yuan Chun'
I took these pictures just before the weekend, and as you can see the tree peonies are starting to show their first signs of spring. The foliage is beginning to sprout, which only makes me yearn for spring even more. However now is not the best time for the tree peonies to begin to sprout, since we have a big winter storm headed our way this week with some crazy low temperatures predicted for several nights as well. I am curious to see how this weather impacts all of my peonies, especially the tree peonies. I am new to growing tree peonies, so the ones I do have aren't very well established. So this may be a hard winter on them. I'm hoping none of them die, and they all make it! Perhaps if we have a decent groundcover of snow and ice that will help protect the lower halves of the peonies from the extreme temperatures. Right now the lowest prediction I've seen is -2°F! Yikes!
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Tree Peony 'Li Yuan Chun'
Saturday, January 17, 2015
2015 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List
Wow. I can't believe it's that time of year already. The peony catalogs are already up online, and things are selling out already. It seems like most peony growers have their catalogs out early this year. So I decided to go ahead and publish this 2015 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List. This is the third year I've collected this information. I think for the most part Intersectional Peonies are becoming more affordable. There are a couple vendors who raise their prices each year, but most of them become less costly as inventories of intersectional peonies increase. Enjoy! (Also if you'd like your company to be listed here, please join the American Peony Society as a Commercial Member, since this is where I obtain my peony grower information.)
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Bannister - same Birchwood - same Blossom Hill - mostly lower or same Brooks - mostly same or lower Buck Canyon - same Cricket Hill - mostly lower Fina - mostly higher Hidden Springs - mostly higher or same Hollingsworth - mostly higher or same Peony's Envy - same Solaris Farms - same Song Sparrow - same or higher Swenson - mostly lower or same |
| Intersectional Peony | Price | Vendor |
| Al's Choice | $125.00 | Swenson |
| Ballarena de Saval | $70.00 | Adelman |
| Bartzella | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Bartzella | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Bartzella | $65.00 | Fina |
| Bartzella | $69.00 | Cricket Hill |
| Bartzella | $75.00 | Brooks |
| Bartzella | $75.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Bartzella | $79.00 | Peony's Envy |
| Bartzella | $79.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Bartzella | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Bartzella | $85.00 | Birchwood |
| Bartzella | $90.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Bartzella | $90.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Bartzella | C$135.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Berry Garcia | $125.00 | Brooks |
| Border Charm | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Border Charm | $40.00 | Adelman |
| Border Charm | $40.00 | Brooks |
| Border Charm | $45.00 | Birchwood |
| Border Charm | $60.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Callie's Memory | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Callie's Memory | $55.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Callie's Memory | $75.00 | Adelman |
| Callie's Memory | $75.00 | Brooks |
| Canary Brilliants | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Canary Brilliants | $70.00 | Adelman |
| Canary Brilliants | $79.00 | Peony's Envy |
| Canary Brilliants | $90.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Chief Black Hawk | $225.00 | Brooks |
| Copper Kettle | $80.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Cora Louise | $60.00 | Adelman |
| Cora Louise | $60.00 | Birchwood |
| Cora Louise | $60.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Cora Louise | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Cora Louise | $54.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Cora Louise | $74.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Cora Louise | $79.00 | Peony's Envy |
| Cora Louise | $85.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Cora Louise | $89.00 | Cricket Hill |
| Court Jester | $50.00 | Swenson |
| First Arrival | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| First Arrival | $50.00 | Swenson |
| First Arrival | $56.00 | Hollingsworth |
| First Arrival | $60.00 | Adelman |
| First Arrival | $60.00 | Buck Canyon |
| First Arrival | $79.00 | Peony's Envy |
| First Arrival | $89.00 | Cricket Hill |
| First Arrival | $125.00 | Bannister |
| First Arrival | C$100.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Garden Treasure | $40.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Garden Treasure | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Garden Treasure | $60.00 | Fina |
| Garden Treasure | $68.00 | Birchwood |
| Garden Treasure | $75.00 | Brooks |
| Garden Treasure | $75.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Garden Treasure | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Garden Treasure | $80.00 | Bannister |
| Garden Treasure | $80.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Garden Treasure | $80.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Garden Treasure | $89.00 | Cricket Hill |
| Garden Treasure | $89.00 | Peony's Envy |
| Garden Treasure | C$130.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Going Bananas | $40.00 | Adelman |
| Going Bananas | $75.00 | Swenson |
| Going Bananas | C$90.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Gordon E. Simonson | $215.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Gordon E. Simonson | $225.00 | Adelman |
| Hidden Treasure | $40.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Hillary | $50.00 | Adelman |
| Hillary | $50.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Hillary | $50.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Hillary | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Hillary | $55.00 | Fina |
| Hillary | $75.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Hillary | $85.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Japanese Itoh | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Joanna Marlene | $75.00 | Swenson |
| Joanna Marlene | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Julia Rose | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Julia Rose | $70.00 | Brooks |
| Julia Rose | $75.00 | Adelman |
| Julia Rose | $75.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Julia Rose | $79.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Julia Rose | $80.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Julia Rose | C$125.00 | Blossom Hill |
| (Anderson's) Kaleidoscope | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Kaleidoscope | $75.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Kaleidoscope | $95.00 | Brooks |
| Kaleidoscope | $125.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Kopper Kettle | $99.00 | Adelman |
| Lafayette Escadrille | $60.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Lemon Dream | $45.00 | Adelman |
| Lemon Dream | $45.00 | Brooks |
| Lemon Dream | $45.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Lemon Dream | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Lemon Dream | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Little Darlin | $60.00 | Birchwood |
| Little Darlin | $60.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Lollipop | $75.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Love Affair | $150.00 | Adelman |
| Love Affair | $160.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Lunar Glow | $100.00 | Adelman |
| Luxuriant | $175.00 | Brooks |
| Momo Taro (Peach Boy) | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Morning Lilac | $70.00 | Adelman |
| Morning Lilac | $70.00 | Brooks |
| Morning Lilac | $70.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Morning Lilac | $75.00 | Swenson |
| New Millennium | $200.00 | Adelman |
| Old Rose Dandy | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Old Rose Dandy | $40.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Old Rose Dandy | $45.00 | Adelman |
| Old Rose Dandy | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Pastel Splendor | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Pastel Splendor | $45.00 | Adelman |
| Pastel Splendor | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Pastel Splendor | $48.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Pastel Splendor | $70.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Pastel Splendor | C$80.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Prairie Charm | $35.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Prairie Charm | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Prairie Charm | $48.00 | Brooks |
| Prairie Charm | $50.00 | Adelman |
| Prairie Charm | $50.00 | Birchwood |
| Prairie Charm | $55.00 | Hidden Springs |
| Prairie Charm | $60.00 | Bannister |
| Prairie Charm | $70.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Rosy Prospects | $70.00 | Adelman |
| Scarlet Heaven | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Scarlet Heaven | $38.00 | Hollingsworth |
| Scarlet Heaven | $40.00 | Adelman |
| Scarlet Heaven | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Scarlet Heaven | $69.00 | Cricket Hill |
| Scarlet Heaven | C$80.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Sequestered Sunshine | $75.00 | Brooks |
| Sequestered Sunshine | $75.00 | Swenson |
| Shining Light | $35.00 | Swenson |
| Singing in the Rain | $40.00 | Adelman |
| Singing in the Rain | $125.00 | Brooks |
| Smith Family Yellow | $99.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Amethyst | $65.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Amethyst | $65.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Sonoma Amethyst | $75.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Sonoma Apricot | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Apricot | $80.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Sonoma Floozy | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Halo | $350.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Kaleidoscope | $200.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Lavender Fancy | $50.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Sun | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Velvet Ruby | $75.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Sonoma Velvet Ruby | $80.00 | Adelman |
| Sonoma Welcome | $75.00 | Adelman |
| Strawberry Blush | $250.00 | Adelman |
| Sunshine Sensation | C$130.00 | Blossom Hill |
| Unique | $48.00 | Buck Canyon |
| Unique | $50.00 | Swenson |
| Unique | $60.00 | Adelman |
| Viking Full Moon | $40.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Viking Full Moon | $45.00 | Adelman |
| Viking Full Moon | $120.00 | Song Sparrow |
| Watermelon Wine | $150.00 | Adelman |
| White Emperor | $125.00 | Swenson |
| Yellow Crown | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |
| Yellow Emperor | $45.00 | Solaris Farms |