Divine divas - the peony

There are certain plants in the gardening world that make you feel smug. For me, that plant is the peony. Every spring, as their fat buds swell and burst into bloom, I find myself gloating ever so slightly (okay, quite a lot) to my family and friends in the North Island. Because while I’m down here in North Canterbury, reveling in peony glory, they’re left muttering into their subtropical compost heaps, wondering why theirs never make it past “green stick with dreams.”

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