Organic. Period.

The State Flower of Indiana is the peony, and I love them. Even though they only bloom for a few weeks in May, they are so pretty. The bushes are nice the rest of the time, a good place for rabbits to shelter on their way back to the briarpatch.

Fall is the time to divide and transplant peonies. I missed the window of opportunity this fall to get my peonies divided. I have only two bushes now, but I should be able to divide them into 3 or 4 each. They need to be rejuvenated, and dividing will liven them up.

They have grown under the bottom board of the fence, so now they are on both sides of the fence. I have better plans for that space, so I’ll try to remember next spring to divide them. As long as it’s before they come out of dormancy, they should be ok. The roots need to be able to begin growing right away.

I’ll try to do it in very early spring, maybe the beginning of March.
Somebody remind me about this, ok?

I’ll trim this peony back and then use plenty of mulch over the crown.

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