Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Saving grace

lant Heritage has named a rare and graceful pink peony 'Gleam of Light’ was first recorded in Kelway's Nursery catalogue in 1954, but hasn't been commercially available for more than five years. The only known plant in the UK is cared for by Roz Cooper as part of Plant Heritage's Plant Guardian scheme, but she has recently provided plant material to fellow enthusiast Caroline Stone who is building what she hopes will become a National Plant Collection of herbaceous peonies bred by Kelway Nurseries,

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