Visiting The Garden

We had a wonderful time meeting peony lovers from as far away as Alaska this season. We did have a lot of rain during the bloom period, but thanks to dozens of well situated umbrellas, the blooms held up well.

Now that the bloom period has past, we are still available for garden visits on a more limited basis while we continue to care for the garden.

In June and July, visit
Thursday through Saturday from 10am - 4pm.

We have many peonies in pots that can be purchased, or order for fall digging. See items listed in our brochure or here on the website. There are more selections and one-of–a-kind finds here at the nursery. We have a good selection of tree peonies in 2 yr.-old, 4 yr.-old and older plants in containers, as well as herbaceous and intersectional peonies in 2 to 3 gallon size.

Come for a visit and stroll the garden. We hope you will have the time to enjoy the serenity of Cricket Hill Garden. It is a joy and we are grateful for the opportunity to share the beauty.

For directions to our Nursery, please Click Here .

About Shipping Peonies
We will take orders and reserve your plants for the best planting time in FALL. Depending on your USDA zone, your plants will be shipped at the right time for you to transplant during this time period. USDA zones 4-5 ship September through October. USDA zones 6-7 are October through November. USDA zones 8-9 are November. We will notify you in a few days of receiving your plant order and give you a shipping date. ORDER EARLY and RESERVE -- GET FREE FALL SHIPPING on PLANTS. Limited time offer!

See our shipping schedule on the Customer Service page. Once you order, we can give you a shipping date, or please send your request for a shipping time with your order.

The office is open to answer your calls and questions, 9 am to 5 pm, EST Monday - Friday.

Cricket Hill Garden is a plant nursery established in 1989 devoted to introducing American gardeners to the beauty of Chinese tree and herbaceous peonies. Tree peonies are the Chinese national flower and have been popular since the 7th century. In fact, the tree peony is synonymous with the phrase "spring flower". Tree peonies represent good fortune, love and prosperity, and are considered the essence of the Yin (female) element in nature. The plant itself is considered male, thus it has supreme unity in both the male and female elements.

These woody shrubs reach an average size of 4-5 feet in height, growing well in USDA zones 4-9. It is our pleasure to introduce these great varieties of peonies in America. We were pioneers in seeking out and growing named cultivars and have established a reference garden for tree peonies. In addition to Chinese plants, we grow Japanese and American peonies. We search out the best tree, herbaceous and intersectional peonies and have grown more than 300 cultivars over the years. We are also working on new hybrids of herbaceous peonies.

We hope that you will find all the peony information you need on our website. We invite you to call us at 1-860-283-1042 with your questions. Peonies are our passion, and we enjoy sharing our information with others.