David Michener, Robert B Grese

Passion for Peonies

Celebrating the Culture and Conservation of Nichols Arboretum's Beloved Flower

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Produktbeschreibung

There's no more breathtaking signal of summer's onset than the blooming of peonies. Stunningly beautiful and relatively easy to grow, peonies are a favorite flower everywhere they can be cultivated and for good reason: the heady fragrances and enchanting colors of a peony-rich display create an immersive experience that has enamored generations of garden lovers across the world. This passion is on full display each June at the historic Peony Garden of the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum. Originally planted in 1922, the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden now boasts North America's largest public collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies. The Peony Garden has become a sacred space for the Ann Arbor community, a not-to-be-missed sensation when it erupts each season, as the Ann Arbor Observer once wrote, in "a riot of color, of crimson, rose and shell pink intermingled with fluffy pompoms of creamy white." The rather short period of peak bloom--about two fleeting weeks each year--only seems to intensify the garden's appeal, drawing thousands of visitors annually to this spectacular "living museum" on campus that showcases upwards of 10,000 blossoms. --

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Michigan Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 213mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780472037803
• ISBN-10: 0472037803
• Artikelnr.: 57926842

Autorenporträt

David Michener has curated the peony garden at the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum since 1990. He is co-author (with Carol A. Adelman) of Peony: The Best Varieties for Your Garden. Robert Grese is Theodore Roosevelt Chair of Ecosystem Management in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan as well as Director of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.