Projects of the Peony Team of the Friends of the Farm include: identifying peonies original to the collection which will allow for proper labeling of all of the plants over time choosing which peonies should be ordered to fill in any bare spots or to complement the Saunders' collection answering questions from visitors, while maintaining the beds, and offering walkabouts of the peony collection starting in the summer of 2006. A new Saunders collection has been developed and is now on display in the Ornamental Gardens, displaying peonies bred by A.P. Saunders, son of the first Director of the CEF, Dr. William Saunders. Coordinator of the Peony projects of the Friends is Mary Pratte, President of the Canadian Peony Society. Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada (AAFC) have prime responsibility for the collection and has been helpful and generous to the Friends of the Farm in efforts to improve the collection. Peonies Introduction A Brief History of the Collection Selected peonies

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