The peonies are in full bloom-- and the Arb is beautiful! Did you know that we have a world-famous peony garden?
There are 27 beds, and about 800 bushes. This is the largest collection of antique and heirloom peonies in North America. The garden was donated to the Arb in 1922, with a gift from Dr. W. E. Upjohn, (of the Upjohn Corporation in Kalamazoo), who was an 1875 graduate of the University of Michigan medical school.
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| I love the iridescence of this type |
When you are done enjoying the peonies, walk further into the arb-- and enjoy a little piece of Appalachian spring.
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| Mountain Laurel |
And don't forget
Shakespeare in the Arb for the next couple of weekends.
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