MERRILL - You may see more locally grown peonies thanks to two Merrill florists. Ovans Peony Farm is one of the few businesses in the state to sell local cut-peonies. Wisconsin's weather gives them an advantage over growers across the country this time of the year.
"The southern state are blooming on Memorial Day or earlier," said Peony Farm Owner Michelle Ovans. "So it's very advantageous for me to be growing these, because nobody's in bloom at the same time, so I don't really have any competition."
The Ovans began their business in 2009 and have sold cut peonies since 2012. It usually takes about four years to grow the plants so flowers can be cut and sold. A warmer Spring played a big role in the early growth this year.
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