Paeony woes

The new flowerbed I made last year is flourishing despite the best efforts of the rabbits and one of two plants lost over the winter, surpising given its mildness. BUT - neither of my two paeonies has flowered. One I moved from another bed, where it had been for about three years and hadn't flowered there either. The other was newly planted. Both look quite healthy, if not as luxuriant as I wpould like. What stops paeonies from flowering? The soil is on the alkaline side, which didn't seen to bother paeonies at my previous house, and it is exposed and very windy. Do I give them another chance or just call it a day now?

 

I've never grown peonies Lorna, but I believe they take a few years to mature before producing flowers. Especially if you've had to move one recently. If they are happy and healthy please don't give up on them,
Jenny

 

Are the crowns showing on the surface ,they don`t like being too deep :WINK1:

 

I reckon that's the most likely cause too. When I move paeonies they normally flower the following year no matter how much abuse I give them, but I always plant them very "shallow"

 

No, the crowns aren't showing! Thank you - I'll put that right!

 

But now I come to think of it, at our previous house we buried two paeonies under three feet of soil and they came up through it!

 

Thanks, Armandii. I do hope I can get them to flower as I do love them.