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About La Pivoinerie D'Aoust
"We grow peonies and only peonies"
'Peonies with Tiarella cordifolia'
First a word about the name ...
The French word for peony is pivoine. A place where you find peonies could be called a pivoinerie.
My pivoinerie is located between the foot of Rigaud Mountain and the shore of Lac de deux montagnes in Hudson, Québec and is owned by myself, Lindsay D'Aoust.
'A few weeks later...'
In 1996, after working many years in the field of information technology, it was time for a change of career. We bought a wonderful piece of farmland and I began growing peonies!
A two acre field was tile drained, ditches cleaned and the field ploughed. I pored over peony catalogues for months before buying my first several hundred stock plants. These first peonies were planted in 1997 and we have had peonies in the field ever since.
Having been an avid gardener for many years, I'm always looking for a good source of plants. For my own garden, I like to buy directly from growers who care about quality and know their plants. The pivoinerie was created to meet my ideal of a plant supplier. I will only sell plants that I myself would be happy to receive.
My goals are simple. I work to provide: - Top quality plant material; - a wide and changing selection to choose from; - excellent customer service. |
If you have any questions about the peonies available this year or, just need some help deciding which ones will work in your garden, I can be reached at:
Telephone: 450.458.2759 Email: lindsay@paeonia.com |
Visits to the farm are unfortunately not possible but I am more than happy to answer questions about what might go well with what over the phone. Being interested in garden design, I have a wealth of information about ways to use peonies in a garden.
The following are a few pictures taken around the farm of the family, animals and flowers.
| Our friend Pamela helping out in September | Julie cutting down foliage in the fall | |
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| Jax & Co arranged peonies for Julie's graduation | Daniel, our 2008 summer student | |
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| Myriam, our 2007 summer student, in the field | Experimenting with peony essence | |
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| Monday morning boxes ready for the trip to the post office | Julie organizing a coffee break | |
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| Toby and Jake playing ball | Cally in the potager | |
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| Charlie cooling off under the foliage | Jackie, the newest member of the family | |
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| Julie and Grandad starting up the alembic | Upper Peony Field in June | |
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| Barney studying something | Denis trimming around lilac windbreak | |
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| Lindsay amongst the peonies | Where I spend the rest of my time... | |
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phone: 450.458.2759 fax: 450.458.0253
La Pivoinerie D'Aoust,
P.O. Box 220, Hudson Heights,
QC J0P 1J0, Canada