Annette, the place I went today grows their own peonies in a field and then digs them up and pots them up in the fall and sells them as blooming plants in their nursery in the Spring. Last year I went in May and they didn't have any left. So I got the idea to contact them and ask if I could buy potted peonies now, take them home and plant them immediately and let them break dormancy in my garden. Hopefully they will be fine.