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Canada Post Releases Two Peony Stamps

PEONIES Source: Canada Post CANADA POST RELEASES TWO PEONY STAMPS Cytherea and Marie-Victorin The two elegant peony hybrids featured in Canada Post's latest Floral Series stamp issue, 'Cytherea' and 'Marie-Victorin', were both developed by Canadian-born...

Ken Clare

PEONIES Ken Clare  It was with surprise and much sadness to hear recently of the death of Ken Clare last October. Ken was the owner of what he liked to call "The Ultimate Peony Super Store" also known as peonygarden.com He was quite a character and a legend in...

Dr. Eugene Fox

PEONIES Dr. Eugene Fox It is with sadness that we note the passing of Dr. Eugene Fox on January 14,2007 in Edmonton, Alberta.  Although he was better known in horticultural circles as a lily collector and hybridizer, and as a past president of the North American...

Marvin Joslin

PEONIES Marvin Joslin   Marvin Joslin of Stony Plain, Alberta, passed away December 31, 2006.  He was a CPS member and although he is best known for his involvement with lilies, he propagated peonies at Parkland Perennials and more recently operated Estate...

Lois Hole January 30, 1929 – January 6, 2005

PEONIES   Lois Hole January 30, 1929 - January 6, 2005 Our condolences go out to the family of Lois Elsa Hole, life-long horticulturalist, CM, AOE was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, academician, and best-selling author, who passed away on January 6th,...

Canadian Peony Society 7th Annual Show

PEONIES Canadian Peony Society 7th Annual Show Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario Arriving at Rideau Hall.       The newly named 'Adrienne Clarkson' peony  (Image unavailable). Mary Pratte, Society President, with Reiner Jakubowski and Don Hollingsworth....