PEONIES THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS

BLAINE MARCHAND, GARDENER AND AUTHOR WILL LOOK AT THE MYTHS AND TRUTHS ABOUT PEONIES IN YOUR GARDEN.  HE WILL DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT PEONY FORMS AND HOW WITH CAREFUL SELECTION YOU CAN ACHIEVE SEVEN WEEKS OF FRAGRANT BLOOMING THAT WILL ASTONISH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.  HE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE LATEST TRENDS IN PEONIES.

COME JOIN US FOR AN IN-HOUSE PRESENTATION AT 76 LARKIN DRIVE.

BLAINE MARCHAND IS A GARDENER AND AUTHOR WITH 10 BOOKS PUBLISHED.  HE WAS ALSO A DIPLOMAT, PRESIDENT OF THE OTTAWA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND THE CANADIAN PEONY SOCIETY.  A FRIEND OF THE FARM, HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE ORNAMENTAL GARDENS AND FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS A VOLUNTEER IN THE PEONY GARDEN AT THE FARM.  IN ADDITION TO MANY PEONIES IN HIS OTTAWA GARDEN HE AND HIS PARTNER HAVE 900 PEONIES, 800 DAYLILIES AS WELL AS COLLECTIONS OF IRISES, HOSTAS, LILACS AND A HERITAGE APPLE ORCHARD OVER THREE ACRES SURROUNDING THEIR 127 YEAR OLD SCHOOLHOUSE IN OSCEOLA NORTHWEST OF OTTAWA.