Markers for Peonies, Year After Year

When a peony bush takes root, its found its home. For over a half century, a peony bush may thrive in the first place where it was planted. Peonies make some people nostalgic. They may harken back to the days when grandma hung the clothes on the line while the peonies bobbed their full heads in the spring breeze. You may remember, as a child, being awed by the big black ants that scrambled around the tight flower buds and being surprised by them as they raced out from under a petal as you reached to inhale the flower’s fragrance. We remember those details from the garden, but with markers for peonies you can memorialize the plant and the year it was first planted.

Winter doesn’t frighten a peony. In fact, in order for peonies to have their beautiful spring blooms, they have to have some heavy exposure to the cold. If you will be planting peonies be sure to not plant them more than two or three inches deep. Their roots need to feel that winter cold in order to rejoice with blossoms in the spring. If your peonies were planted long ago, be sure not to build the soil up too much around the base of the plant. Too much added soil or mulch will become a barrier between the plant roots and the nurturing chilly air. There actually is something beneficial about the winter’s chill (besides killing off some pesky insects.)

Oftentimes, unless your peonies are not flowering like they used to, there is no reason to transplant peonies. Dividing your peonies will help the plant produce flowers once again if they weren’t producing. If you choose to divide your plant, garden markers for peonies can help you organize your garden’s arrangement and help remind you where those peonies will rise from the ground in the spring.

Peonies must adjust to a move. Since they can live quite happily in the same spot for decades, they take some time to adjust to a new place to sink their roots in. After peonies have been transplanted they don’t usually bloom for a few years. Your markers for peonies can help mark the place where you’ll see those blooms again.

When dividing your peonies, be sure to pull up plant sections where you have at least three to five “eyes” on the root system. This will help get your plant off to a healthy start. Also, be sure and plant or transplant your peonies in their preferred soil: slightly acidic (6.5 to 7.0 pH) and well-drained.

Let Kincaid Plant Markers help mark history in your home’s yard. Peonies bring the promise of spring and the comfort of family memories. Markers for peonies can be practical and personal. They can memorialize your peonies and can help you keep track of your ever-changing garden landscape. Year after year our 100 percent stainless steel plant markers will survive right alongside your peonies.