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Welcome to the Adelman Peony Gardens’ website!! We grow a large collection of peonies covering about thirty acres in the small community of Brooks near Salem, Oregon, in the beautiful Willamette Valley. We now have at least 500 named peonies growing in our fields.

Owners, Jim & Carol Adelman purchased the farm property back in 1974. They raised five children here and farmed the land, originally growing crops such as peppermint, peaches, hazelnuts, and grass for seed, with the main crop being apples for 25 years.

In 1993, the Adelmans planted their first peonies as a crop. Their goal was to give a customer experience, not previously available for peony lovers, by providing blocks of color with spacious grass walkways allowing guests to experience the Peony flowers up close. In 1995, was the first year, that they invited the public to come visit at the farm. From there on, the operation has slowly grown into what it is today. The gardens are open to the public, during bloom time every spring for visitors and plant collectors. After open season, our gardens are closed as we ship bare root peonies to customers around the world in the Fall.