Passion for peonies : celebrating the culture and conservation of Nichols Arboretum's beloved flower / David Michener and Robert Grese, editors.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: ix, 158 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780472126866
- 0472126865
- SB413.P4 P37 2020
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Includes bibliographical references.
The Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum -- Sister Gardens and Peony Breeders across the Midwest -- Appreciating Historic Herbaceous Peonies and Other Historic Garden Varieties -- Peonies in Classic Garden Writing -- Peonies in Arts and Culture.
There's no more breathtaking signal of summer's onset than the blooming of peonies. Stunningly beautiful and relatively easy to grow, peonies are a favorite flower everywhere they can be cultivated and for good reason: the heady fragrances and enchanting colors of a peony-rich display create an immersive experience that has enamored generations of garden lovers across the world. This passion is on full display each June at the historic Peony Garden of the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum. Originally planted in 1922, the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden now boasts North America's largest public collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies. The Peony Garden has become a sacred space for the Ann Arbor community, a not-to-be-missed sensation when it erupts each season, as the Ann Arbor Observer once wrote, in "a riot of color, of crimson, rose and shell pink intermingled with fluffy pompoms of creamy white." The rather short period of peak bloom--about two fleeting weeks each year--only seems to intensify the garden's appeal, drawing thousands of visitors annually to this spectacular "living museum" on campus that showcases upwards of 10,000 blossoms.--Provided by publisher.