6" Aerial Shell - Red to white Peony
Commercial 6" shell, fired in a mortar tube
Doesn't take expert gardener to grow peonies
His misguided point was that only "experienced" gardeners should attempt to grow finicky peonies in a hot, muggy climate.
His comment was not well received. Ladies jumped to their feet to set the speaker straight.
"My 2-year-old can grow peonies," snapped one lady.
Clearly, the young speaker had stepped in compost up to his keister. Nobody, least of all a group of senior lady gardeners, wants to be told that growing this or that plant is beyond their reach.
The speaker was rattled by the audience reaction. The garden club had invited him to Dallas to hear him speak. Now, suddenly, club members in the estrogen-filled room were prepared to shred and compost him.
The incident occurred long ago. And, yes, I was the brash young speaker. I've since said and written lots of dumb things; but I never again questioned a lady's ability to grow anything, least of all peonies.white peonies - News
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