Journal

Ah, May! The first week of May means midseason at The Peony Fields, and all kinds of beautiful flowers are coming into bloom. Come and see with me: Can there be a better month than May? Thanks for being here with me, Erin

She raised you. Or she came into your life when you needed her. She's your mom, your grandmother, your mother-in-law, a sister, stepmother, a friend. On Mother's Day we think of the people who have nurtured us, and naturally, we want to give them a sweet token of our relationship. The real gift, of course, is what you have together. But a little something pink and scented definitely won't hurt. To make things easy (and peony-themed) for you, I've put together a little collection of five locally-made peony gifts that your special lady might enjoy. 1) Need I say that...

Join me for a video walk around the fields in the last full week of April: Enjoy! Erin

Mid-April already, and the early peonies are putting on quite a show! Come with me to see what's blooming now: Happy peony season! -Erin

“They remind me of my grandmother.” I’ve heard this, or variations of it, hundreds of times now, from anyone who finds out that I grow peonies. “They were her favorite flower.” I love hearing these stories so much, watching the face of the grandchild, the niece, the daughter, soften with memory. Peonies have never reminded me of either of my grandmothers. They both lived in South Carolina, where tradition holds they can’t be successfully grown. One of my grandmothers grew gerbera daisies, and those remind me of her. The other kept her yard impeccably landscaped, and spaces like that make...