"Denny" expounded:

I have 3 peony bushes growing together in a small area, close to other
shrubs. To ease the crowding I have been thinking of moving the peonies
to a part of the yard where there's more room.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/peonies.jpg

The peony bushes have already started to grow but have not yet
flowered. Is it too late in the season to move them, or could they
survive re-planting if done very soon?

I'd leave them alone until late August. Then dig them with a large
rootball and move them to a prepared hole. Make sure the growing
points aren't any deeper than an inch or so - peonies planted too
deeply won't flower. I feed mine with bulb food in the fall, they
seem to do well with it.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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