PEONIES Fern A. Rahnel 1914 - Nov 28, 2009 Fern Alma Rahmel was born in Peterborough in 1914. She was admired and respected as a teacher, theatrical director, journalist, historian, horticulturalist and writer. She was a patron of the arts, contributing...
PEONIES Peonies with wow factor - the eight best varieties The best peonies to grow for delicious scent, long flowering and fabulous display in the UK Peonies in a border including Peony Bowl of Beauty (image no longer available). Photo: JONATHAN BUCKLEY...
PEONIES Hybridizing Peonies The First Step New cultivars of garden peonies are grown from seeds. At the turn of the twentieth century the procedure was to collect all the seeds you could find in your field, perhaps with preference given to seeds produced...
PEONIES Mary Pratte by Janet Uren Twenty years ago an aspiring student gardener named Mary Pratte helped her horticulture professor lay out and maintain a magnificent sweep of garden for a house in Rockcliffe Park.Twelve years ago she and her husband...
PEONIES George Vorauer We note with great sadness the passing of a very special peony-lover. Peony Walkabout at the CEF (Image no longer available) Visitors braved frigid temps (8 degrees with a vicious wind) to attend the Peony Walkabout. George Vorauer - in hat -...
PEONIES Métis Mystery Peony The mystery peony discovered at Reford Gardens in Grand - Métis, Quebec was named 'Elsie Reford', after the creator of one of Canada's foremost gardens. After much debate it was decided that this hybrid was a naturally occurring cross...
