Peony

The Best Varieties For Your Garden

By: David C. Michener, Carol A. Adelman

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Hardcover | 27 January 2017 | Edition Number 1

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256 Pages

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23.5 x 21.0 x 2.1

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With comprehensive cultivation advice, design information, and plant picks, this helpful guide to growing peonies is perfect for enthusiastic home gardeners and peony collectors.

Peony features growing advice for one of the most beautiful and popular flowering plants. Enthusiastic home gardeners and peony collectors alike will learn the history of the plant, discover the different types of peonies available, and enjoy profiles of the best 194 varieties.

Growing information includes details on climate, soil, light, planting, and water needs. Helpful lists detail the best peony varieties for specific needs, and a resource listing shares the best places to buy peonies and the best public gardens to see them in.

225 colour photographs

About the Authors

David C. Michener is associate curator at the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, where he is overseeing the rejuvenation of the Peony Garden, the largest public collection of historic herbaceous peonies in North America.

Carol A. Adelman and her husband own and operate Adelman Peony Gardens near Salem, Oregon, where they grow 484 varieties of peonies.

Industry Reviews

"Gardeners who already know and love peonies will find use in this book, as will those just getting started." --Booklist

"Whether you are already a peony lover or curious to learn more about this garden favorite, Peony is chock full of useful information and recommended varieties." --NYBG's Plant Talk

"A great introduction for gardeners interested in growing peonies and a guide for experienced growers looking for newer varieties to add to their collections." --Library Journal

"If you grow peonies, this book is a wonderful resource. If you don't grow peonies, reading this book will have you considering where you might plant these showy beautifies." --The Gardener for Canadian Climates

"The popular peony is championed in this new book, aptly named alter the beautiful, colour-rich bloom. Authors David C. Michener and Carol A. Adelman highlight the best varieties for your garden accompanied by stunning photography throughout." --Period Living

"Peony makes it easier than ever to grow at home." --The Michigan Gardener

"Authors David Michener and Carol Adelman combine their expertise to create a luscious and colorful immersion into the world of the peony." --Petal Talk

"Readers are sure to become peony enthusiasts." --Green Bay Press Gazette

"It would be worth borrowing this book just for the photography alone." --The Sudbury Star

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