Peony power

Joel Koyama, Star Tribune

Last update: September 22, 2009 - 10:07 AM

Peony power

It's time to divide and plant peonies. If you find yourself short of peonies to divide and plant, you're in luck: It's also time for the Minnesota Peony Society's annual root auction. At 1 p.m. Sunday, society members will donate peony roots from their own gardens. Local hybridizers and professional growers in the region also will offer a wide variety of color and flower form, including a number of hard-to-find plants. At noon, there will be a demonstration on dividing peonies. The free event takes place at Bachman's Heritage Room, 6010 Lyndale Av. S., Minneapolis. For more information, call 952-925-0267.

Tired of fried green tomatoes?

If you still have tomatoes on the vine, they might not ripen fully this year. What can you do besides fry them? The Minnesota State Horticultural Society has a free class to answer that. "Abundant Harvest: Using all those green tomatoes and apples" will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Minneapolis Farmers Market, Lyndale and Glenwood Avenues N. For more information, go to www.northerngardener.org and click on "Classes."

CONNIE NELSON

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