30.12.2004   Ein paar Bilder von einem erfolgreichen Versuch, Paeonia delavayi abzumoosen. Im Juni habe ich einen Trieb niedergelegt, mit Erde bedeckt und einem Stein beschwert. Jetzt habe ich den Trieb geborgen und verpflanzt. Es haben sich viele Wurzeln gebildet und 2 kräftige Augen sind zu sehen.

28.12.2004   Dear Mr. Burkhardt,

my name is Svetlana Poperechnaya. I am from Moscow. Excuise me for my English, becouse I studied it at scool many many years ago. First of all, thank you for your site! It is very helpfull for me. I visit your site often, sometimes evry day.

     I like the peonies very mutch, but best of all - singles, semidoubles and japanes. There is not great collection of that at my summer-cottage (about 80 kindes). I send you the discribtion and foto one of that.  I made  foto this summer at my garden. You can placed its in your site.

Zhemczuzhnaya Rossyp L. (Gorobetz-Tiran, 1989, Soviet Union). Russian name: (öÅÍÞÕÖÎÁÑ òÏÓÓÙÐØ)  Japanese, guard petals soft pink, staminodies - combination of yellow-creme and deep pink, midseason, hight 70-80 cm, diam. 15-16 cm, rose-like fragrance, longblooming.

 It is one of my favorite cultivars - airy, light and gracefull. By the way, its name translated approximately "Pearl-placer" or "Pearl-fields". 

Marry Cristmas and Happy New Year!   Best regards,   Svetlana Poperechnaya.

10.12.2004 Einige neue Bilder von Ken Clare / Some more new pictures from Ken Clare