I just found your channel and am so glad! Not a lot of ornamental gardening channels in California 9B. Do you happen to know your Sunset garden zone or the chill hours you get? I’m in San Diego county zone 9b/10a, Sunset zone 21, but am from the Midwest originally. I can grow lots of things I would only have dreamed of in Chicago, like gardenias, plumeria, stephanotis, all kinds if citrus, avocados and mangoes, but have to get low chill varieties of peaches, pears, plums etc. We get probably around 300 chill hours here. But I long for the spring blooming plants I grew up with - peonies, lilacs, tulips…. People say the Itoh hybrids do better here, but the ones I’ve found in nurseries just don’t have the fragrance of herbaceous peonies. I will be very excited to see how well yours do! I have heard of some people growing peonies in LA, so there may be hope for me. Good luck!
Hi thanks for stopping by! I am sunset zone 14 here in Davis. Not sure how many chill hours we get but I know its not enough for the herbaceous peonies. That is why I am going to be a crazy plant lady and pour ice on them next Dec/Jan! Not sure at all if it will work but I figure I will try it! Thanks for commenting!
Every neighborhood needs a crazy plant lady. Congratulations, you're your neighborhoods! But, you're in good company. That wind was bad. One of my jobs today is to clean up all of the leaves that blew off my neighbor's trees. Yep, all of my leaves are from my neighbor who planted all of their trees on our property line so I get most of their leaves because I live on the south side of them and the wind generally comes from the north. Thanks for letting me rant, Janey, I feel much better now. 😁🙄 Those peonies are going to look beautiful.
Lu, you rant to me whenever you want! I get it!!!! I would be grumbling the whole time I was cleaning it up! We can both be the crazy plant ladies of our neighborhoods! 🤪😁😘
I agree with you both! I'm the crazy plant lady in my neighborhood. I'm pretty sure my neighbors know what my rear end looks like more than my face! 🥴😆
Good morning 😃 I totally get the crazy wind 💨 we get a lot of that too !! Especially in the spring and living in the country is even more fun with the wind 🤪🤪🤪🤪. It is so interesting to see what you have to go thru just to get a peony to grow !! I am in zone 5 and we just plunk them in the ground and they grow 😂😂😂😂 I love this video as this is what us crazy plant people go thru for our gardens ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️. Have a wonderful day 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hi Pamela! Well that is nice that you don’t have to think about peonies! It’s like a science experiment here! 🤪 We have a lot of open fields just outside of town and the wind there is crazy! If it’s windy in town I know everyone living in the country is having a very tough time! Have a great day my friend! 😘
thank you I am in zone 8 B and peonies are my favorite flowers, I have 2 but they never bloom and desperately trying to find solutions, enjoyed your suggestions.
Hi “ neighbors”!! I am in Granite Bay and am so happy I found your video! I love peonies and just have three bare root plants soaking to plant them. Your tips are great and I am definitely going to ice them when time comes. I love your videos since I am new on gardening and also zone 9b. Thank you so much!
Hi! Well, no promises but I am going to try it! I’ll keep you updated on how it goes! (I’ll be the crazy plant lady next winter pouring ice on my peonies! 😆)
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Lol.. yes well that will be interesting for sure.. even though I’m the same Zone.. I’m in Central/Northern Florida East Coast side…I don’t think you’re near me though.. not sure where you are I just found your channel. I’m trying to find out the best/proper way to plant flowers from Lowes & Home Depot in the ground. I just need help and ideas on planting stuff. Anyway I do look forward to seeing what happens with the peonies. 🙏😁
Hi there, it feels good to know I’m not the only one out here in California trying to grow Peonies lol. This year we moved to Southern California but up in the valley, and since we got here our winter has been in the 30’s almost daily and it even snowed/hailed a few days. It’s now beginning to warm up lol in the 40’s and 50’s (not used to the cold at all ,we moved from Silicon Valley) Anyway I think my peonies are loving the cold and thaw because their eyes have busted through the soil and one has even begun to grow its leaves! I wish you all the luscious beautiful peony blooms for your garden. Thank you for sharing with us!
thank you for sharing the Peony tips, Im also in zone 9B and just took my Peonies from a spot that was to shady and hoping I put them in a better place this year.
Hi Pamela! I'm glad that helped! I planted a few Sarah Bernhardt's in a spot that I think is too shady as well! I think I will be transplanting this fall! Good luck and have a wonderful day!
Well did anything bloom? My festiva maxima arrived with no visible eyes. I planted mine in spring so nothing yet. Curiosity is killing me. I so much want to know if I can grow peonies so I can finish planning my heirloom garden
Yeah this is Jane from Pennsylvania I have 30 gardens at memorial Park in New Kensington and I've been doing it for about 18 years and the way I've learned it that the Ito peonies are better for the more south gardeners so if you want to try those they're a little more expensive but they're beautiful they're between the tree peony and the regular peony and a girl kind of looking like a tree peony and they have the flowers like a tree panty but he still cut them back but not all the way to the ground almost but yeah try them they're beautiful okay bye
I'm glad that I found your channel! I'm in California--Inland SoCal in Zone 9b, too. Yay. I'm now excited to try peonies! Thank you for sharing what you learned about these varieties.
Thank you so much for watching! I just went to a local garden and they had beautiful peonies growing in full sun! I can’t wait for mine to mature and bloom! Excited for you to try as well! 💗
To all the crazy plant ladies...cheers! I have wanted peonies ever since seeing them in my MILs garden in OR. I'm going to give it a try here in 9b...one hour above Sacramento. You tip on ice is great. I had a friend who did the ice trick to her lilac.
How exciting!! I’m in San Diego, zone 9b and planted peonies last November. I actually have 1 bloom on one of them already!! Just going to let it crack to check color, and then snip, snip!! I can’t wait to see the flowers next year 😊
Hello!! We are moving to San Diego and I’m really hoping to have peonies there! We will be a bit inland in San Diego, North County most likely but inland. What area are you in and any tips?? I am really hoping I can get them to bloom with lots of petals. The classic peony lol! I would greatly appreciate any help! Hope all is well! Thank you! 😊
We've been having some crazy winds here in NY too! I was trying to shoot a video in our greenhouse and the door kept slamming open and shut from the stinkin wind LOL 😂 ... Your video was great!
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat we have gotten a good amount of ice since yesterday and it started snowing this afternoon but only a few inches so far. Looking forward to starting my onion seeds this weekend to keep chugging forward towards Spring! 😆🌿💗
I hope your peonies do bloom for you. I garden in zone 8b. My mother in law has the Festiva Maxima but it has only bloom once in may years. I will let her know to put ice on it and maybe she can get it to bloom. Thanks for the information.
Thanks Tammy! I’m concerned about my festiva maxima too! I seriously could not find any eyes on that one! Good luck to your mother in law! Hopefully she doesn’t say I’m crazy for pouring ice on plants in the middle of winter! 🤣
TFS! In zone 8b north central Florida! Sure wanted to have Peonies. Now I can and don't mind pouring ice cold H2O and cutting back in NOVEMBER! Just to have them! I may go ahead and purchase now
Oh I do hope the peonies will come up beautifully for you! I would so love to have them here in central Texas (8b), but with the humidity and hot nights, I don't think they would be happy at all. No risk, nothing gained right? I think they will probably do well for you with your conditions as long as they can get just enough winter chill. Can't wait to see the Plumbago on the tuteur and the roses over the arbor!
Thanks so much Dawn! Yes they might not be too happy in those conditions! I always try to push things just that little bit though! You never know! Thanks for the sweet comment. I appreciate it! Have a wonderful weekend! 💕
@@sherric.2190 oh my goodness you are not kidding! I went outside a few evenings ago and now have about 10 bites on my ankles! I’m walking around with itch cream in my pocket! 😫
Those are awesome Peony varieties that I can’t wait see them grow!! Congratulations! These are going to be with your family forever as I heard that Peonies are long living perennials with multiple generations!!! You may get surprise blooms this year from some peonies. I was thinking the same that I’ll get blooms 2nd year but I got a surprise in my last spring 😊 in my first year when I fall planted. Most of the bare roots looks so good and lot’s of strong eyes! Fingers crossed 🤞 excited to see the spring results 😍
Hey there! I would love a follow up on these! I’m 7a and I’m thinking I’ll have to follow some of those tips for planting in my flower bed. I want them now but it may be best to wait till fall. May just do annuals till then!
Hi Yohana! I will definitely follow up! As of right now they are leafing out but not flowering. I'm thinking I might not get any blooms this year but hopefully next! I think waiting until fall to plant is probably safest! Good luck and enjoy the annuals until then! 💗
Ack! We went camping with no Wi-Fi and now I'm behind on your videos. I have a peony with a beautiful yellow bloom. Unfortunately it's one bloom a year, short lived and last year no bloom. So this winter i was crazy plant lady icing my peony. I have read they are super dramatic and don't like to be moved but I think mine needs to be dug up and divided.Can't wait to see how yours do.
This wind!! Thankfully I put my netting ( I got after your video) over my little cosmosthe day before it started. Is it time for peonies? They're my favourite and I've been afraid to try. Guess I'll pick some up this weekend. Thanks for the tips!!
Oh good Lolly! I’m glad you got some netting! I had the same thought- thank goodness I put it up or my snaps would be flat! So you can plant peonies around here any time from fall to early feb (according to the articles I read!) so get yours this weekend! See- I just gave you an excuse to go to the plant store! You’re welcome! 😆💕
Hi Yazmin! Yes I did plant ranunculus in my cut flower garden. I actually planted it in the fall and let it overwinter via the cool flower method. It might be a bit late for you to get them in the ground this year in your zone but you might make it! You just want to soak the corms just prior to planting then plant with the crazy tentacles pointing down! Hope that helps!
Just wondering if you would be able to dig them up and putting the roots in the freezer or somewhere cold enough for the time they need in the winter? Like we have to take up dahlias and store them in wormer temperatures. But that’s interesting to see. I love peonies too.we’re in zone 5b in Ontario Canada.
Just watched your video about peonies and really enjoyed it. We grow quite a lot of beautiful peonies here in the UK and they seem to benefit from the cold weather that we often have in Winter. We are hoping to plant more this year. Have subscribed and will follow you in 2022. Perhaps you might like to check us out, and follow us this year - you might see some of our peonies in a few months! Best Wishes from, "Gardening Made Easy With The Old Country Gardener."
Thank you so much! I appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I hope you have a chance to plant more peonies this year, that would be wonderful! I am enjoying your videos very much! 💕
Do you have an update on your peony’s?
My Dad always grew Peonies. They were so beautiful (for about three weeks!). I hope you have great success with these.
Thanks Rich! 🤞🏼 Cross your fingers for me! 😆
I just found your channel and am so glad! Not a lot of ornamental gardening channels in California 9B. Do you happen to know your Sunset garden zone or the chill hours you get?
I’m in San Diego county zone 9b/10a, Sunset zone 21, but am from the Midwest originally. I can grow lots of things I would only have dreamed of in Chicago, like gardenias, plumeria, stephanotis, all kinds if citrus, avocados and mangoes, but have to get low chill varieties of peaches, pears, plums etc. We get probably around 300 chill hours here.
But I long for the spring blooming plants I grew up with - peonies, lilacs, tulips…. People say the Itoh hybrids do better here, but the ones I’ve found in nurseries just don’t have the fragrance of herbaceous peonies. I will be very excited to see how well yours do! I have heard of some people growing peonies in LA, so there may be hope for me. Good luck!
Hi thanks for stopping by! I am sunset zone 14 here in Davis. Not sure how many chill hours we get but I know its not enough for the herbaceous peonies. That is why I am going to be a crazy plant lady and pour ice on them next Dec/Jan! Not sure at all if it will work but I figure I will try it! Thanks for commenting!
do you have an update video on these peonies?
Every neighborhood needs a crazy plant lady. Congratulations, you're your neighborhoods! But, you're in good company. That wind was bad. One of my jobs today is to clean up all of the leaves that blew off my neighbor's trees. Yep, all of my leaves are from my neighbor who planted all of their trees on our property line so I get most of their leaves because I live on the south side of them and the wind generally comes from the north. Thanks for letting me rant, Janey, I feel much better now. 😁🙄 Those peonies are going to look beautiful.
Lu, you rant to me whenever you want! I get it!!!! I would be grumbling the whole time I was cleaning it up! We can both be the crazy plant ladies of our neighborhoods! 🤪😁😘
I agree with you both! I'm the crazy plant lady in my neighborhood. I'm pretty sure my neighbors know what my rear end looks like more than my face! 🥴😆
@@HookedandRooted that's funny! Luckily I have a large hedge that partially conceals me but I'm sure as they pass my house they catch a glimpse.
Good morning 😃 I totally get the crazy wind 💨 we get a lot of that too !! Especially in the spring and living in the country is even more fun with the wind 🤪🤪🤪🤪. It is so interesting to see what you have to go thru just to get a peony to grow !! I am in zone 5 and we just plunk them in the ground and they grow 😂😂😂😂 I love this video as this is what us crazy plant people go thru for our gardens ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️. Have a wonderful day 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hi Pamela! Well that is nice that you don’t have to think about peonies! It’s like a science experiment here! 🤪 We have a lot of open fields just outside of town and the wind there is crazy! If it’s windy in town I know everyone living in the country is having a very tough time! Have a great day my friend! 😘
thank you I am in zone 8 B and peonies are my favorite flowers, I have 2 but they never bloom and desperately trying to find solutions, enjoyed your suggestions.
So glad to hear there are tricks for planting peonies in zone 9b. The winds were horrific in Vacaville too!
Thanks Kathryn! Wasn’t it terrible!? I’m glad things have calmed down! And did you see how warm it is going to get next week?!?! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼☀️
Hi “ neighbors”!! I am in Granite Bay and am so happy I found your video! I love peonies and just have three bare root plants soaking to plant them. Your tips are great and I am definitely going to ice them when time comes. I love your videos since I am new on gardening and also zone 9b. Thank you so much!
TY! Many helpful info, especially Zone 9B! I'll try planting two this Nov.
What????? I’m in 9b!!! I didn’t know I could plant peonies here!! Or can’t I? I can’t wait to watch this video 😃
Hi! Well, no promises but I am going to try it! I’ll keep you updated on how it goes! (I’ll be the crazy plant lady next winter pouring ice on my peonies! 😆)
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Lol.. yes well that will be interesting for sure.. even though I’m the same Zone.. I’m in Central/Northern Florida East Coast side…I don’t think you’re near me though.. not sure where you are I just found your channel. I’m trying to find out the best/proper way to plant flowers from Lowes & Home Depot in the ground. I just need help and ideas on planting stuff. Anyway I do look forward to seeing what happens with the peonies. 🙏😁
Hi there, it feels good to know I’m not the only one out here in California trying to grow Peonies lol.
This year we moved to Southern California but up in the valley, and since we got here our winter has been in the 30’s almost daily and it even snowed/hailed a few days.
It’s now beginning to warm up lol in the 40’s and 50’s (not used to the cold at all ,we moved from Silicon Valley)
Anyway I think my peonies are loving the cold and thaw because their eyes have busted through the soil and one has even begun to grow its leaves!
I wish you all the luscious beautiful peony blooms for your garden. Thank you for sharing with us!
Hello from up north Sarah! I’m so happy your peonies are happy with your new home 💗💗
thank you for sharing the Peony tips, Im also in zone 9B and just took my Peonies from a spot that was to shady and hoping I put them in a better place this year.
Hi Pamela! I'm glad that helped! I planted a few Sarah Bernhardt's in a spot that I think is too shady as well! I think I will be transplanting this fall! Good luck and have a wonderful day!
Excellent looking bed
Seems you have put lot of efforts
Thank you so much! 😘💕
Well did anything bloom? My festiva maxima arrived with no visible eyes. I planted mine in spring so nothing yet. Curiosity is killing me. I so much want to know if I can grow peonies so I can finish planning my heirloom garden
Yeah this is Jane from Pennsylvania I have 30 gardens at memorial Park in New Kensington and I've been doing it for about 18 years and the way I've learned it that the Ito peonies are better for the more south gardeners so if you want to try those they're a little more expensive but they're beautiful they're between the tree peony and the regular peony and a girl kind of looking like a tree peony and they have the flowers like a tree panty but he still cut them back but not all the way to the ground almost but yeah try them they're beautiful okay bye
I'm glad that I found your channel! I'm in California--Inland SoCal in Zone 9b, too. Yay. I'm now excited to try peonies! Thank you for sharing what you learned about these varieties.
Thank you so much for watching! I just went to a local garden and they had beautiful peonies growing in full sun! I can’t wait for mine to mature and bloom! Excited for you to try as well! 💗
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Oh, that's great to hear! Where did you order your bare root peonies from?
To all the crazy plant ladies...cheers! I have wanted peonies ever since seeing them in my MILs garden in OR. I'm going to give it a try here in 9b...one hour above Sacramento. You tip on ice is great. I had a friend who did the ice trick to her lilac.
Yay to crazy plant ladies! 🙌🏼 Thanks for watching and the sweet comment! Good luck with the peonies, let me know how it goes for you!
Very educational. Yes, that wind was crazy!!
Thanks Michelle! Did you almost get blown away too?! 😆💕
We've had big winds here too! I know how you feel. Your Peonies will be happy from all of the work that you've done!
It was brutal! I’m glad things calmed down! Have a great day!
How exciting!! I’m in San Diego, zone 9b and planted peonies last November. I actually have 1 bloom on one of them already!! Just going to let it crack to check color, and then snip, snip!! I can’t wait to see the flowers next year 😊
Aaahh! How exciting Challais! That is excellent to hear! Did you put any ice on your dahlias over the winter or just let them be? 💗💗💗
Hello!! We are moving to San Diego and I’m really hoping to have peonies there! We will be a bit inland in San Diego, North County most likely but inland. What area are you in and any tips?? I am really hoping I can get them to bloom with lots of petals. The classic peony lol! I would greatly appreciate any help! Hope all is well! Thank you! 😊
We've been having some crazy winds here in NY too! I was trying to shoot a video in our greenhouse and the door kept slamming open and shut from the stinkin wind LOL 😂 ... Your video was great!
Thanks Rochelle! Are you guys getting more snow or has that calmed down a bit?
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat we have gotten a good amount of ice since yesterday and it started snowing this afternoon but only a few inches so far. Looking forward to starting my onion seeds this weekend to keep chugging forward towards Spring! 😆🌿💗
Peonies is one of my favorite perennial plant. your garden is looking good!
Thank you Ana! You are so sweet!
They are going to be beautiful Janey 💕 I love peonies 🌸🦋🌸
Thanks Jasmine! I love them too! 💗🌸💗
I hope your peonies do bloom for you. I garden in zone 8b. My mother in law has the Festiva Maxima but it has only bloom once in may years. I will let her know to put ice on it and maybe she can get it to bloom. Thanks for the information.
Thanks Tammy! I’m concerned about my festiva maxima too! I seriously could not find any eyes on that one! Good luck to your mother in law! Hopefully she doesn’t say I’m crazy for pouring ice on plants in the middle of winter! 🤣
Cute plant my friend
Thanks Yesid! Have a great day!
Thank you for sharing, any updates on the peony??
TFS! In zone 8b north central Florida! Sure wanted to have Peonies. Now I can and don't mind pouring ice cold H2O and cutting back in NOVEMBER! Just to have them! I may go ahead and purchase now
Oooh do it!! You might as well try! 😘
Oh I do hope the peonies will come up beautifully for you! I would so love to have them here in central Texas (8b), but with the humidity and hot nights, I don't think they would be happy at all.
No risk, nothing gained right? I think they will probably do well for you with your conditions as long as they can get just enough winter chill.
Can't wait to see the Plumbago on the tuteur and the roses over the arbor!
Thanks so much Dawn! Yes they might not be too happy in those conditions! I always try to push things just that little bit though! You never know! Thanks for the sweet comment. I appreciate it! Have a wonderful weekend! 💕
🤞🏻 For good success! I got behind on watching your videos. It makes me excited to see what I can do next year in our area.
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼we will see!! You never know! Can you believe how warm it has been!?
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat crazy warm! I need to get more mosquito repellent plants in my garden asap. They are bad right now. 🥴
@@sherric.2190 oh my goodness you are not kidding! I went outside a few evenings ago and now have about 10 bites on my ankles! I’m walking around with itch cream in my pocket! 😫
Those are awesome Peony varieties that I can’t wait see them grow!! Congratulations! These are going to be with your family forever as I heard that Peonies are long living perennials with multiple generations!!! You may get surprise blooms this year from some peonies. I was thinking the same that I’ll get blooms 2nd year but I got a surprise in my last spring 😊 in my first year when I fall planted. Most of the bare roots looks so good and lot’s of strong eyes! Fingers crossed 🤞 excited to see the spring results 😍
Oh that is so great to hear!!! That would be fantastic if I get blooms this year! Thank you so much! 😘🌸
Going to look beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Bopha! That is very sweet! 💕
Thank you for sharing such helpful information!
Thank you so much April! That is very kind to say! Have a wonderful day!
Going to be beautiful!
Thanks so much! I appreciate that!
Hey there! I would love a follow up on these! I’m 7a and I’m thinking I’ll have to follow some of those tips for planting in my flower bed. I want them now but it may be best to wait till fall. May just do annuals till then!
Hi Yohana! I will definitely follow up! As of right now they are leafing out but not flowering. I'm thinking I might not get any blooms this year but hopefully next! I think waiting until fall to plant is probably safest! Good luck and enjoy the annuals until then! 💗
Ack! We went camping with no Wi-Fi and now I'm behind on your videos. I have a peony with a beautiful yellow bloom. Unfortunately it's one bloom a year, short lived and last year no bloom. So this winter i was crazy plant lady icing my peony. I have read they are super dramatic and don't like to be moved but I think mine needs to be dug up and divided.Can't wait to see how yours do.
Thanks Kim! I hope you had a great camping trip! I've heard they are drama queens too! We will see how they do but I make no promises! 😂
This wind!! Thankfully I put my netting ( I got after your video) over my little cosmosthe day before it started. Is it time for peonies? They're my favourite and I've been afraid to try. Guess I'll pick some up this weekend. Thanks for the tips!!
Oh good Lolly! I’m glad you got some netting! I had the same thought- thank goodness I put it up or my snaps would be flat! So you can plant peonies around here any time from fall to early feb (according to the articles I read!) so get yours this weekend! See- I just gave you an excuse to go to the plant store! You’re welcome! 😆💕
Hii.. New friend watching you here
Hi thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate it! 💕🌸
Janey, which website did you order them from? And which store did you get the ones you bought in person?
So how are your flowers now? Please make a video for everyone to see the results
Hello I love your channel am in zone 8b, can you tell if you had planted ranunculus in your zone and how did you do it thank you kindly.
Hi Yazmin! Yes I did plant ranunculus in my cut flower garden. I actually planted it in the fall and let it overwinter via the cool flower method. It might be a bit late for you to get them in the ground this year in your zone but you might make it! You just want to soak the corms just prior to planting then plant with the crazy tentacles pointing down! Hope that helps!
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Thanks Ellie! 💗
Just wondering if you would be able to dig them up and putting the roots in the freezer or somewhere cold enough for the time they need in the winter? Like we have to take up dahlias and store them in wormer temperatures. But that’s interesting to see. I love peonies too.we’re in zone 5b in Ontario Canada.
Oh that is an interesting thought Susan!! I’ll have to look into that! Thanks! Stay warm up there!
The wind sounded like thunder.
Seriously!! Thanks for watching! 💗
Any update for this year?
Just watched your video about peonies and really enjoyed it. We grow quite a lot of beautiful peonies here in the UK and they seem to benefit from the cold weather that we often have in Winter. We are hoping to plant more this year. Have subscribed and will follow you in 2022. Perhaps you might like to check us out, and follow us this year - you might see some of our peonies in a few months! Best Wishes from, "Gardening Made Easy With The Old Country Gardener."
Thank you so much! I appreciate you stopping by and commenting. I hope you have a chance to plant more peonies this year, that would be wonderful! I am enjoying your videos very much! 💕
@@DigPlantWaterRepeat Thank you so much for your support. Lots of videos about flowers to follow this year.