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My mom's peonies bloomed a few weeks ago. They were gorgeously huge flowers. And thanks to my aunt, my mom now knows the secret technique used to de-ant peonies. Apparently ants really really like the flowers and you can't bring them inside without bringing in all of the ants hiding in the blooms. The secret is to cut the flowers and put them upside down in a bucket of water so that the blooms are totally submerged. The ants will crawl out of the flowers and up the stems to escape from the water. After you think the ants are all out (there will be a million), you take the flowers out, let them drip and dry a bit, and then you're ready to go!

# posted by cathurynn @ 5:46 PM