Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 21:32     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Peonies are very hardy. Are you sure the bulbs have been dig up? They should grow back.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 21:16     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Hateful gardener. I’d sue. I love peonies
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 21:08     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s recommended for at least the first five years to cut down your peonies so they don’t get damaged during the winter.

Why would they get damaged if you don’t cut them down?


Buds and blooms are the most sensitive to temperatures below freezing.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 21:07     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure he didn't just cut them back? I cut mine every year but leave the buds and they fully are back next spring.


You’re right he cut them to the ground but the eyes are still there

Then he did the right thing. You should have written that clearly in the first place. It’s good garden practice to cut peonies to the ground in late fall. It reduces the chances of the unsightly fungus often seen on peony leaves.


Silly, if I’d known that’s what he did from the get go I wouldn’t have posted at all. You’re so mean.

What? You're the one who posted, not knowing what he did.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 20:47     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure he didn't just cut them back? I cut mine every year but leave the buds and they fully are back next spring.


I was going to suggest this too - you're supposed to cut them almost down to the ground in the winter.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 20:42     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure he didn't just cut them back? I cut mine every year but leave the buds and they fully are back next spring.


You’re right he cut them to the ground but the eyes are still there

Then he did the right thing. You should have written that clearly in the first place. It’s good garden practice to cut peonies to the ground in late fall. It reduces the chances of the unsightly fungus often seen on peony leaves.


Silly, if I’d known that’s what he did from the get go I wouldn’t have posted at all. You’re so mean.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2024 11:15     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:It’s recommended for at least the first five years to cut down your peonies so they don’t get damaged during the winter.

Why would they get damaged if you don’t cut them down?
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 23:16     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
It’s recommended for at least the first five years to cut down your peonies so they don’t get damaged during the winter.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 22:55     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure he didn't just cut them back? I cut mine every year but leave the buds and they fully are back next spring.


You’re right he cut them to the ground but the eyes are still there

Then he did the right thing. You should have written that clearly in the first place. It’s good garden practice to cut peonies to the ground in late fall. It reduces the chances of the unsightly fungus often seen on peony leaves.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 22:54     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Lucky!
Our coneflower plants were dug up.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 22:30     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Thank goodness for happy endings!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 22:29     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
I never touch ours but the deer eat them down to the ground over the winter and they come back.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 22:00     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you sure he didn't just cut them back? I cut mine every year but leave the buds and they fully are back next spring.


You’re right he cut them to the ground but the eyes are still there


Woohoo!!

Yes, they can be cut to the ground.


Our neighbors do this every year and the peonies are huge and glorious in the spring!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 21:56     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
It’s common to cut them to the ground! I thought you meant he pulled them all up. They’ll be fine. That said, isn’t this a bad time of year to cut everything back?
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2024 21:53     Subject: Gardener removed my peonies
I cut mine to the ground every year and they bloom perfectly.