University of Michigan selling historic peonies from Nichols Arboretum this weekend

By Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter

Posted on Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 5:58 a.m.

One of the many beautiful and fragrant peony blossoms at the peony garden at Nichols Arboretum.

Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com

Love visiting the Nichols Arboretum peony garden during springtime?

Now you can take a piece of the gardens home with you.

This weekend the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens is selling some of their historic peonies.

The cost? $10 for a bare-root plant or $20 for three.

The plants are on sale from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the gardens, located at 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. in Ann Arbor.

Varieties for sale include:

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