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Fnim Pnuv t.l the mud. snapping the stems and making a mockery of any hoop or support system.
The cure for this annual disaster is to beat the calamity to the punch and cut every blossom from the patch
Give the blossoms away before the rain bnngs wrack and ruin to the patch.
Peonies by the armful should be brought into the house in pails, buckets, old milk bottles and may - onnaise jars Bouquets of peonies should be pressed upon visitors as they leave the garden, and no peony blossom should be allowed to fall to a thunderstorm.
A special treat is to cut a half - open bloom, leaving no stem, carefully cupping the blossom and slipping it into a brandy snifter half filled with water
The floating peony blossom will fully open over several days, filling the goblet with color Place the glass ed bloom on the bedside table so that its scent is within arm's reach and peaceful sleep will be assured.
Come late August, those peony patches that become crowded or are suffering from too much shade.
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