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University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter – WTOP News
Wolverine runners cleared nearly 800 historic peony plants in about an hour to prepare the garden for winter dormancy, horticulturists said.
- On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, University of Michigan women's and men's cross country teams cleared the Upjohn Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor, Mich., completing the task in approximately one hour.
- Longtime women's cross country coach Mike McGuire initiated the effort after realizing his team could accomplish in 90 minutes what previously took arboretum staff a full week to complete.
- Collections horticulturist Olivia Liebing-Slater noted the cleanup prepares nearly 800 historic peony plants for winter, reducing disease carryover and ensuring successful spring blooms.
- Team member Penelopea Gordon, a graduate student from Rochester, Minnesota, emphasized the bonding value: "I definitely think this builds a lot of teamwork and togetherness."
- The Upjohn Peony Garden features 10,000 flowers at peak bloom, showcasing hundreds of historic cultivated varieties from the 19th and 20th centuries and attracting tens of thousands of annual visitors.
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University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter – WTOP News
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tens of thousands of visitors flood the University of Michigan campus each spring to catch a glimpse — and a whiff — of one of North America’s premier collections of herbaceous peonies. Four months later, members of the men’s and women’s cross country teams pulverize the showy perennials. The Wolverine...
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University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tens of thousands of visitors flood the University of Michigan campus each spring to catch a glimpse — and a whiff — of one of North America’s premier collections of herbaceous peonies.
·Toronto, Canada
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