Fine peonies for garden and vase - Fina Gardens Peonies

INDEX
Abalone Pearl ...................................8
Accent .................................................3
Amalie Olson ....................................6
Ann Cousins ......................................6
Aurora Sunrise ..................................4
Barrington Belle ...............................3
Bartzella ..............................................8
Big Ben ................................................3
Bowl of Beauty .................................4
Brother Chuck ..................................6
Butter Bowl ........................................4
Carol ....................................................3
Casablanca .........................................6
Cheddar Gold ..................................6
Cheddar Royal .................................7
Clown ..................................................4
Color Magnet ...................................4
Coral Charm ......................................8
Coral Sunset ......................................8
Dinner Plate ......................................4
Do Tell ................................................4
Doreen ................................................4
Duchesse de Nemours ...................7
Early Scout .........................................3
Edulis Superba .................................4
Edward Flynn ....................................3
Elsa Sass ..............................................7
Eskimo Pie ..........................................7
Fairy’s Petticoat ................................5
Fairy Princess .....................................3
Fancy Nancy ......................................5
Felix Supreme ...................................5
Fernleaf ...............................................3
Festiva Maxima .................................7
Firelight ...............................................5
Garden Treasure ..............................8
Gardenia.............................................7
Gay Paree ...........................................5
Green Halo ........................................7
Green Lotus.......................................7
Hilary ...................................................5
Honey Gold ......................................7
Kansas .................................................3
Krinkled White.................................7
Laura Dessert ....................................7
LeCharme ..........................................5
Legion of Honor ..............................3
Lois Kelsey .........................................7
Top Cut Flower Choices
White Ann Cousins
Duch. de Nemours
Festiva Maxima
Honey Gold
Krinkled White
Mdme de Verneville
Top Brass
Maestro ..............................................3
Madame de Verneville ..................7
Mary Elizabeth .................................5
Memorial Gem .................................3
Merry Mayshine ...............................3
Miss America .....................................7
Mrs FDR ..............................................5
Myra McRae ......................................5
Nellie Saylor ......................................3
Nice Gal ..............................................5
Nippon Beauty .................................3
Paul Bunyan .......................................5
Paula Fay .............................................5
Paul Wild ............................................3
Pink Cotton Candy ..........................5
Pink Firefly .........................................5
Pink Giggles .......................................5
Pink Hawaiian Coral ........................8
Princess Bride ...................................7
Princess Margaret ............................6
Port Royale ........................................4
President Lincoln .............................4
Raspberry Charm ............................4
Raspberry Rumba ...........................6
Raspberry Sundae ..........................6
Red Charm ........................................4
Requiem .............................................7
Rose Reverence ...............................6
Roselette ............................................6
Roy Pherson’s Best Yellow .............8
Salmon Dream ..................................8
Sea Shell .............................................6
Sequestered Sunshine ...................8
Shirley Temple .................................8
Squirt...................................................8
Sword Dance .....................................4
Tango ..................................................4
Tenufolio Rubra Plena Flora .........3
The Fawn ............................................6
Top Brass ............................................8
Topeka Garnet .................................4
Virginia Mary ....................................6
Vixen ....................................................6
Walter Faxon .....................................6
Westerner ..........................................6
White Imp .........................................8
White Sands ......................................8
White Wicker ...................................8
2
Welcome to Fina
(Fee na) Gardens
where we share our
enthusiasm for the beauty
of peonies with the rest of
the world. The “we” I refer
to is myself, Sam Finazzo
and wife, Helen.
Partners in marriage for
more than 30 years now, we
decided in 2001 to become
partners in a new venture
that would enable us to use
our interests, talents and
professional skills to build
something of our own. So in
2002 we bought a 60-acre
farm with fertile silt-loam
soil in Northwest Wisconsin,
where cold winters and
temperate summers
provide a place in which
peonies thrive.
We kept our day jobs
and began using our
evenings, weekends and
vacation time to gradually,
but steadily, build the
business. The 200 peony
plants-comprising about
20 varieties-we had started
growing at the back of our
Pink Bowl of Beauty
Doreen
Edulis Superba
Dresden Pink
Raspberry Sundae
Sea Shell
Coral Charm
1-acre lot in the city has
become nearly 15,000 now
on the farm. That number
includes the acquisition
of dozens of new cultivars
added to our collection
over the past eight years.
Ultimately we hope to have
a few hundred varieties that
our gardening customers
will be able to choose from,
as well as provide 150,000
blooms for sale each year
to wholesale cutflower
distributors.
The name of our business,
Fina Gardens, has its roots in
my Sicilian heritage and says
something about our vision
for this venture. Fina, which
means “fine” in Italian, refers
to the quality that we strive
for in both our cutflowers
and root divisions. That
quality is evident in the
long stems and big blooms
of our bouquets and the
extra large roots we offer
to those who want to grow
their own. So along with
quality we think you’ll agree
we also provide good value.
(Cover picture is 3 yr old Nice Gal plant in our garden.)
Red Accent
Carol
Kansas
Paul Wild
Red Charm