Journal
March at The Peony Fields
Day by day, the peonies in The Fields are waking up, stretching up, and getting ready for their huge growth spurt. Early varieties are as much as 4-6 inches tall...
March at The Peony Fields
Day by day, the peonies in The Fields are waking up, stretching up, and getting ready for their huge growth spurt. Early varieties are as much as 4-6 inches tall...
A gift shop!
Hello friend. Do you remember last spring when you came to see The Peony Fields? The Fields and the flowers were breathtaking. The slow rambling, the light behind translucent petals,...
A gift shop!
Hello friend. Do you remember last spring when you came to see The Peony Fields? The Fields and the flowers were breathtaking. The slow rambling, the light behind translucent petals,...
First shoots of 2025
Look! The first little red baby fists of the peony shoots are up and reaching toward the sky. I begin checking for these about Valentine's Day each year, and there...
First shoots of 2025
Look! The first little red baby fists of the peony shoots are up and reaching toward the sky. I begin checking for these about Valentine's Day each year, and there...
Planting Pink
That's it. I've just tilled the final small field in my big field full of peony fields. See the photo above? Since 2020, I've been slowly filling in every block...
Planting Pink
That's it. I've just tilled the final small field in my big field full of peony fields. See the photo above? Since 2020, I've been slowly filling in every block...
Time to Rest
Nine autumns ago, assisted by children, I planted my first peonies on the hill behind my house. The 200 roots had been my first large wholesale order of perennial plants,...
Time to Rest
Nine autumns ago, assisted by children, I planted my first peonies on the hill behind my house. The 200 roots had been my first large wholesale order of perennial plants,...
Dark Times, by Hurricane Helene
Creek, far beyond its bounds. _________________________ Well, my goodness. I've lived in upstate South Carolina for ten years, I grew up in the western North Carolina mountains, and I've never...
Dark Times, by Hurricane Helene
Creek, far beyond its bounds. _________________________ Well, my goodness. I've lived in upstate South Carolina for ten years, I grew up in the western North Carolina mountains, and I've never...