A customer of mine had me dig up and remove his peonies last fall. Every year in the spring I go and tie them together in early may or so after they've grown up, but before flowering because they fall over if thats not done when they flower.

So this last fall, he decided he wanted to get rid of the 2 peonies. They are pretty old, and one is thicker than the other, but one is about 12" wide at the ground, and the other is 18" wide at ground level. he wanted me to just throw them away, but I wasnt going to do that!

I asked if I could take them home, and he said sure, so now they have been sitting outside covered in soil since December.

When its time to plant, should they be split and separated into smaller pieces, or left like they are? I dont think they've ever been split before.

Thanks......