{"id":6986,"date":"2012-08-05T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:14:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:14:09","slug":"nothing-says-august-like-ever-blooming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2012\/08\/nothing-says-august-like-ever-blooming\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Say&#8217;s August, like Ever-Blooming Peonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/peony2.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nThe peony has a long and rich history in horticulture, so it came as no surprise that our local Sunoco station, which is managed by a Chinese family, would have these incredible peonies, which I see every day as I go to work. It&#8217;s true. A few years ago, they started introducing these new ever-blooming peonies which started blooming just after the main herbaceous and Itoh hybrids bloomed in June. These varieties last until late August, or, until the autumnal displays start. The pink varieties are my favorite, but the white and bi-colored plants seed to stand out the best at this very busy intersection on MA Route 20 in Worcester, MA.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/peony1.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nOf course, this is a joke. These are silk flowers, added by who I believe is the grandfather of this Chinese family, every year. What impresses me the most is that he selects the most natural looking flowers, and carefully wires them into the bushes, always arranged by color. They look so natural, that even I am fooled, as they catch my eye. Peonies only bloom for one week out of the entire year, so this makes them more useful, I suppose. Not that I would ever try this at home, I have to admit that even though these are artificial, this is, after all, a gas station, and these planting still looks far better than the typical fare of orange marigolds, or red, white and blue petunias. Has anyone else seen this done in their neighborhood? I did hear of a garden in Rhode Island where someone added silk blue hydrangeas to their plants that did not bloom.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardern.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/spooning_terrierscopy.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Lydia and Fergus, our Irish Terriers, stay cool in the air conditioning. 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