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Peony relocating

Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,140
edited May 2022 in Plants
I inherited a peony shrub like the one below, and I don't like it. Once it's finished flowering, can I dig it up and separate it? How do I keep the bulbs/corms safe? I leave unwanted plants outside for people to take, but last time they took the bucket as well as the bulbs, so I don't really want to be buying big pots at my own expense to give it to strangers, lol!

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  • LynLyn Posts: 21,383
    Can you put it in a compost sack?
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,140
    Yes I could Lyn, good thinking! 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,175
    Autumn is the best time to divide them, so you should have a few compost sacks or maybe carrier bags by then :) 
    https://www.pyracantha.co.uk/how-and-when-to-divide-peonies/
  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,263
    Can I be your neighbour, please? :) That's a lovely thing to do.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,140
    WhereAreMySecateurs said:
    Can I be your neighbour, please? :) That's a lovely thing to do.
    Lots of people do it round here, there must be a load of my crocosmias in the neighbourhood by now! 🤣 There's a lady who makes little bunches of gorgeous flowers and sells them for a quid - we still have honesty boxes too, I love it! 
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,140
    AnniD said:
    Autumn is the best time to divide them, so you should have a few compost sacks or maybe carrier bags by then :) 
    https://www.pyracantha.co.uk/how-and-when-to-divide-peonies/
    Oh gawd I can't wait till autumn, I've already got salvias waiting to replace it! 😄
    They're nice enough plants, but the bees can't get in the flowers, and they're too short lived for my preference. 
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