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quince

March 15, 2012

one last ode to these beautiful blossoms before we give them up for peach and cherry. mind the thorns.

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the humble peony?

June 10, 2011

humble is not the word for the peony. nor are shy, homely, or understated particularly good ways to describe everybody’s favorite flower. the showy blooms might as well be as big as your head. they are so heavy that the plant can hardly support them, and gardeners must stake the stems or choose to appreciate [...]

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