{"id":2350,"date":"2020-11-21T14:12:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T14:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=2350"},"modified":"2022-06-08T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:17:47","slug":"happy-days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=2350","title":{"rendered":"Happy Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; content__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Happy Days<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||127px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/597-Happy-Days.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;597-Happy Days&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;31&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Happy-Days-copy.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Happy Days copy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is one of my oldest Saunders peonies, dating from before I seriously started collecting.\u00a0 The flower color blend is unique. 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