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Farm Tour & Open House July 9th and 10th
Hey peony lovers, Funny River Peonies is holding its 3rd annual Farm Open House this July 9th and 10th from 12:00-4:00 PM. Our field is...
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dcarey92
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Season's Greetings from Funny River Peonies
Here's our peony field in winter.
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dcarey92
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Tucking the Peonies in for a Long Winter's Nap
In November, when the ground is frozen solid, we cover our entire field with insulated concrete curing blankets. We often have wild...
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dcarey92
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Field Clean-Up
Every 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...
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dcarey92
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
New Peony Variety
This fall we planted a new variety called Nick Shaylor. It is a gorgeous, blush, double peony. Unfortunately, it won't be ready to...
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dcarey92
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
Peony Farm Open House this Weekend
Funny 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...
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dcarey92
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
Buds 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...
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dcarey92
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
First Bloom of 2021!
Check out this gorgeous Red Charm bloom. Red Charms will be available in the summer of 2022.
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dcarey92
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
Red 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...
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dcarey92
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Why 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.
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dcarey92
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
An Inch A Day
Here in Southcentral Alaska, we enjoy 19 hours of sunlight a day in the summer. Because of this, our peonies grow very fast. Some...
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dcarey92
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
We Now Have Local Delivery Options
If you live in the Soldotna area, we will make a delivery to Soldotna every Tuesday from July 13th - Aug 10th. We will distribute orders...
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dcarey92
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Ever 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...
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dcarey92
- May 9, 2021
- 1 min
And 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...
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dcarey92
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
Time 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...
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dcarey92
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
Spring arrives at Funny River Peonies
This 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...
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