Peony Societies

Pacific Northwest Peony Society
http://www.pnwpeony.org
2011 PACIFIC NORTHWEST PEONY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, March 5th, 8 am - 5 pm
Wilsonville Holiday Inn
25425 SW 95th Avenue
Wilsonville, Oregon. 503-682-2211

The Saturday meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with Dana Tretheway, American Peony Society President and Exhibition Chairman, being our featured speaker. Dana will being explaining the exhibition classes and procedures for the upcoming American Peony Society flower competition. It will be the first time in the society’s 109 years that the convention and flower competition will be held on the west coast. Adelman Peony Gardens and Brooks Gardens will tell how to prepare blooms for entry as we are hoping for a record number of entries in the national show. There will be a peony planting demonstration. The day will conclude with a peony auction. The proceeds from the auction will fund the organizations activities and mailings.
$20 pre-registration includes morning meeting, snacks and lunch. Registration at the door will be $25. 2011 dues are $10 per household.
New faces welcome!.

A no-host dinner will be held in the Garlic Onion Restaurant at the same location on Friday evening, March 4th at 6:30 p.m. as a social time. For further information contact Marian Meyer at peony.place@yahoo.com or 503-659-3310.

American Peony Society
2011 AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY CONVENTION
May 27th – 29th, 2011
Holiday Inn Wilsonville
25425 SW 95th Ave,
Wilsonville, OR 97070

This is the show that should not be missed! Peony growers from around the U.S. will be joining us and showing the cream of their peony crop. From historical favorites to the latest hybrids, the American Peony Society show will be a feast for the eye! Tours, seminars, a banquet and peony auction will be held for registered participants.
Flower exhibition open to the public:
Saturday, May 28: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday, May 29: 9:00am - 4:00pm

American Peony Society membership includes a quarterly bulletin filled with peony favorites, growing advice, hybridizing information, new registrations, a seed distribution program, and peony sources. For more information visit http://www.americanpeonysociety.org .

Send $25 annual dues to:
Claudia Schroer, Membership
American Peony Society
713 White Oak Lane
Gladstone, MO 64116-4607

Information about additional regional and national peony societies can be obtained from http://www.peonies.org/societies.html