Preserving peonies

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My garden contains many pink and white peonies. I love them above all other flowers. I also grow sweet pea and iris which are also my favorites.

Peonies have such a short life span and I often cut them and make arrangements. As they get older I hang them upside down ( makes the color stay in the petals better) and dry them.

I then reuse them in December in one or two of my smaller Christmas trees or in garlands I place over doorways. The pinker the peony the prettier it dries. The raspberry ones that are sort of striped look great dried.

Have a Pink day!