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| Announcements |
Peony Society AGM |
| Posted by: nigel on 04/24/2008 05:41 (Read: 60) |
Peter and Penny Johnson will host the AGM of the Peony Society at
9 Vaisey Road
Stratton, Cirencester
GL7 2JQ
Tel. 01285 654479
from 12.00 to 17.00 on the 31st of May 2008.
with a rare tour of their peony allotments after the meeting.
All members and non members are cordially invited to attend. |
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| The Peony Society |
The Peony Society was established in 2000 to promote peonies as garden plants and to bring together people who shared a passion for these plants. It was obvious at the time that there was considerable interest in peonies, not just in the United Kingdom, but also around the world. The society started out life as the British Peony Society, but a decision was taken at the first AGM to change the name to the Peony Society.
Everyone is invited to join the Peony Society. Enthusiastic gardeners, professional horticulturalists, botanists and nursery owners will all gain from being members, because they share a love of these beautiful flowers.
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In 2003 the Society held its first symposium at the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley. This was very successful and included lectures by Claire Austin (Claire Austin Hardy Plants), Roy Klehm (from Songsparrow Perennial Farm), Will McLewin (Phedar Nursery) and Stephen Haw. We hope to print a transcript of this symposium in a forthcoming yearbook. The society arranged another symposium in 2005, where we listened to lectures about peony cultivation and cultivar selection, and on research and taxonomy of P. rockii
Peonies were extremely popular in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, but they fell out of popularity between the two World Wars. However, interested remained strong in the United States and many new varieties were bred during the period from 1930 to 1950. Most British gardeners are unaware of how diverse the peonies are. The flowers of herbaceous peonies can be red, pink or white and every shade in between. There are also hybrid peonies with yellow, lavender and orange flowers. There are approximately fifty species, more than 5,000 herbaceous cultivars and hybrids and in the region of 600 or more tree peonies. To this can be added thousands of other plants that have never been marketed or registered.
Interest in peonies started to increase at the end of the 20th century and several new books have been published during the past few years. This increased interest has led to a peony garden being established at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Created on 2003-02-04 10:24:27 by install
Updated on 2006-04-21 23:16:31 by nigel
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