Blossom Hill Nursery
Delphiniums and Peonies

Dear Customers:

We do NOT grow or sell micro-propagated peonies. 

                We had another exciting year at our nursery in 2011. We attended the American Peony Society convention in Oregon and although we were unable to take flowers for the competition, Hazel joined in the fun of the floral design classes with materials provided and received a first place ribbon.  The Peony Festival was once again held at the Oshawa Botanical Gardens in June. We won many ribbons including some for the Court of Honour. We appreciate the opportunity to attend these events and meet other enthusiasts. 

Blossom Hill specializes in delphiniums and peonies. In recent years we have offered mail order services to Canadian and USA destinations, as well as direct sales from our home. Many years ago, we added British strain Delphinium elatum to our gardens and discovered that they possess stronger stems and larger florets. They are also hardier than other Delphinium elatum. We have been hybridizing our own stain ever since. 

We are excited to include many new varieties of peonies to this year’s catalogue. Each year more varieties reach maturity in the field, so they can be added to the catalogue. We now have more than 600 varieties (2500 plants) including species, tree, herbaceous and Itoh (Intersectional) peonies. The collection produces an amazing show. Visitors are welcome at the nursery to view our many perennial beds and trial gardens. The main show for peony flowers is the month of June, with some blooming in late May and early July. Delphiniums tend to flower from mid-June to mid-July and again in late summer and autumn. 

We open Saturday, April 28^th until December 24^th. To highlight the peak bloom seasons we are once again inviting everyone to a Peony Open Garden event, June 16^th, 2012 and a Delphinium Open Garden event, June 30th, 2012. After the growing season, we still have dried flowers and Christmas decorations for sale at the nursery. Business hours are by appointment or chance. We will be closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays this year. Blossom Hill is a founding member of Garden Route, a group of garden related businesses in the Peterborough area. Visit us in person or via the internet at www.gardenroute.ca 

Our catalogue continues to be in a plant list format without pictures to reduce printing expenses. However, photographs of many of our plants are posted on our website for your information and enjoyment.  

We look forward to serving you again this season. 

Growing Together 

Joe, Hazel and Amy Cook