dcarey92Dec 18, 20211 minSeason's Greetings from Funny River PeoniesHere's our peony field in winter.
dcarey92Dec 18, 20211 minTucking the Peonies in for a Long Winter's NapIn November, when the ground is frozen solid, we cover our entire field with insulated concrete curing blankets. We often have wild...
dcarey92Dec 18, 20211 minField Clean-UpEvery September, after we've had a hard frost, we cut the peony plants down to about two inches. It takes us about 3 days to cut down...
dcarey92Dec 18, 20211 minNew Peony VarietyThis fall we planted a new variety called Nick Shaylor. It is a gorgeous, blush, double peony. Unfortunately, it won't be ready to...
dcarey92Jul 14, 20211 minPeony Farm Open House this WeekendFunny River Peonies is hosting their 2nd annual Open House on July 17-18 from 12:00-4:00 both days. If you live in the area, come and...
dcarey92Jul 11, 20211 minBuds Galore!As you can see from this video, we have thousands of buds in our field. We’ve had a cool summer, so other than a couple of early bird...
dcarey92Jul 1, 20211 minFirst Bloom of 2021!Check out this gorgeous Red Charm bloom. Red Charms will be available in the summer of 2022.
dcarey92Jul 1, 20211 minRed Charm Buds are Massive!Red Charm is an early peony - a full 2 weeks ahead of the other varieties. It's bloom is massive too! We are just cutting a few this...
dcarey92Jun 22, 20211 minWhy Do We Take Off The Side Buds?Every peony farmer has the arduous task of taking the side buds off of each stem before harvest. Check out this video to learn why.
dcarey92Jun 8, 20211 minAn Inch A DayHere in Southcentral Alaska, we enjoy 19 hours of sunlight a day in the summer. Because of this, our peonies grow very fast. Some...
dcarey92May 29, 20211 minWe Now Have Local Delivery OptionsIf you live in the Soldotna area, we will make a delivery to Soldotna every Tuesday from July 13th - Aug 10th. We will distribute orders...
dcarey92May 18, 20211 minEver wonder why coral peonies cost a little more?Coral peonies can be hard to grow in Alaska. They don't tolerate cold very well and of course, Alaska is known for being cold. We cover...
dcarey92May 10, 20211 minAnd so it begins....The peonies are beginning to push through the soil. The red shoots in the picture are Coral Charms. The coral peonies are always the...
dcarey92May 6, 20211 minTime to wake up the peonies!For the past few days we've been removing the insulated blankets from our field. We cover our peonies with these special blankets to...
dcarey92Apr 28, 20211 minSpring arrives at Funny River PeoniesThis may just be the latest spring I can ever remember. I'm actually still x-c skiing in mid-April!! We've had some warm days lately, so...