Secrets of Peonies

This is the first spring in our new house. It's so much fun for a gardener to watch all the surprises pop out of the ground. So far, some of what I've found include iris, daffodills, coral bells, ferns and many things I still have to identify! One of my favorite surprises are two patches of peonies.

Peonies are wonderful garden plants! They live a long time in the garden, combine well with other plants and show off with beautiful flowers. But like most garden plants, they do need some special care. If they don't flower, often it's because they're overcrowded. And they ususally need some physical support to keep their large flowers from toppling over.

Peonies kind of remind me of referral marketing. When you're choosing your referral partners, it's important that you find people who combine well with you. In order to have a profitable system, your referral partners will need some special care. If they don't produce "showy flowers" (referrals) for you, it might be because they're overcrowded and you're not giving them what they need.

Peonies and referral marketing ... they're both worth all the effort you put into them!