Fine peonies for garden and vase - Fina Gardens Peonies

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 1-acre lot in the
(Cover picture is 3 yr old Nice Gal plant in our garden.)
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.
2012 Featured Peony - Garden Treasure
This intersectional hybrid more than lives
up to its name. Big blooms, more like
those of tree peonies, open yellow gold
and feature red flares around a center of
light green and cream. The color remains
strong even in bright sunlight and the
bloom is prolonged up to 3 weeks by
side buds. The lemon-like fragrance
is heavenly. Flowers begin to open
midseason and are held up well out of the
distinctive green leaves on 27-inch stems.
These are large divisions from field-grown
plants cultivated on their own roots. As a
result they are much more vigorous than
the tissue-cultured plant offered by some
other nurseries.
$65.00 each