The last couple of days have been much cooler than normal here in CO, in the high 40's to low 50's at night and not above 70 during the day at my house here in the boonies. While that is bad for my tomatoes, signaling the end of the season soon with not a single one ripe yet, it also says the start of peony root arrivals isn't too far off!
I'd like to propose a different method of documenting roots this year to make it easier for peony gardeners to judge the merits of the individual growers. I put forward that the first person who gets a box from a grower start a new thread titled with the seller name and Fall 2015 Roots--example: A & D Fall 2015 Roots. I suggest that everyone who gets deliveries from that grower post pictures to that thread; maybe we can even continue the individual reporting into first year blooms! What do you all think of the idea? Please speak up if anyone thinks this is inappropriate; we can agree not to start a thread with anything negative if anyone thinks it would be an issue.
I'm getting roots from A & D, Adelman Peony Garden, Fina Gardens, Gilbert Wild, Hidden Gardens, Hollingsworth, La Pivoinerie D'Aoust (Canada) and Parkland (Canada) this fall so really have no fears of having a totally negative or even blah review. The only one I haven't ordered from before is La Pivoinerie D'Aoust but feel pretty good about it specifically because of pictures of roots from prior years posted in this forum.
I probably won't be the first to get roots this fall, my zone puts me in the mid-shipping range for peony growers, but I promise to take the time to photograph and post pictures of the roots as they come in regardless of whether we put them all together in a single string or break them out. Opinions, anyone?
