In the Green Mountains of Vermont, what was once the old Frost farm is now home to our peony plant nursery. We have been working this rocky piece of hillside for over 30 years and for more then 20 of those years have been liking the way peonies take to this ground. During the early years we have tried strawberries, raspberries, a market garden, dried flowers and cut flowers. Never full time, but just enough to know that working with a piece of land is a most satisfying venture.
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300 different varieties of peonies are grown here. From the classical full doubles that your Grandmother kept to the newest hybrid varieties. Singles doubles & Japanese are all well represented and we are always looking and adding the more unusual forms and colors that today's hybridizers (incl. ourselves) are developing
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We are located 1.5 miles off of route 103 between Ludlow and Rutland, in Belmont Vermont. At an elevation of almost 2000' our bloom season is among the latest in the East and typically goes into the 2nd week of July.
We think we have the largest offering of ready to plant potted peonies in New England. We have anywhere from 60 - 80 different varieties available each Spring. We have been selling potted peonies for about 8 yrs now and regardless of what other horticulturists might claim about Spring planted peonies....we know from experience that they do just fine.
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About 25 years ago we started to collect peonies....and we haven't stopped yet.A hobby that's sort of evolved....and to pay for more peonies!
We are of the opinion that the most important aspect of growing good peonies is GREAT soil. In that regard, we spend a lot of time feeding and amending the soil, letting the plants take care of themselves.
We stay away from "modern" herbicides and pesticides and have an ongoing regime of cover cropping, tillage and plant based products that seem to work well for us in keeping things in balance here. Although we are not "certified" organic we are strong believers in the practice and are members of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association.
This is still a part time venture for us and we are still exploring ways to somehow make a living from it. Depending on our other work load, mine in construction and Nancy's faux finishing business, we find that some years we are able to open earlier or close later in the season. We are trying to add more plant and shop items for sale, so it seems every year there is something new to consider when you come up.
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CV. Walter Faxon
cv. Paula Fay
We are also fortunate to live in an area with many peony enthusiasts as well as numerous 2nd home owners. We sell mostly to people who are able to visit us during the season and who can experience the true colors, plant habit, scent and character of the actual plant in bloom. For those who can not actually pick out their peony selection, we will be offering on-line catalog sales sometime in 2009
Peak bloom season typically the latter half of JUNE
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Open June 5th thru July 5th
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9:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed Wed
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We are officially closed for this year, and considering all the rain, had a very good sales season.
We are completely sold out of any potted peonies but can still take orders for Fall root divisions . Our sales board with pictures of root divisions are up in the barn and if you call ahead we can arrange to be around to meet with you. This yr. we will also be selling mature field dug plants from our propagation field on the other side of town, for those who can't wait and want an almost mature peony garden for next season.
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OPEN JUNE 5TH - JULY 5TH
