These are the most beautiful spring flowers, and they make such glorious bouquets. I stop by my peony bouquets several times a day and just breathe them in, their scent is so sweet and soothing. The girls do it, too.
There’s your Sunday Challenge. Go find a peony bush and cut yourself a bouquet before they’re done for the season. Don’t leave them on the plant to droop and wither unsmelled and underappreciated. If you find them at a neighbors house, ask them if they mind. Peonies are definitely meant to be cut, meant to be enjoyed. Their foliage is wonderful and full and lasts all season without their flowers, too.
Next years batch ought to yield well over 5 vases full of whites and pinks. I’ll be the neighborhood peony bandit, leaving bouquets on the doorsteps of (almost) all the neighbors. (almost. heh.)
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I really think I am going to try to get some plants to put in my backyard today…I hope.
I hope you did? Yes? Did you get down in the mulch and play?
I planted some pansies and english daisy’s. Also, some geraniums. We will be planting Supertunias in my brick planter today.
Those Peonies are so pretty. I love them.
Yay! Nancy’s got a green thumb! :growit:
(I just dumped my english daisies. They hated me. Did you go part shade or shade with them? I had ’em in full sun, they were really sad looking.)
I.Am. So. Jealous! :gardener:
Growing up we had peonies in our front yard, I loved them! I would always bring one to my teacher….scored big time on the sucker up list, but it worked! :good:
Those are so pretty!
Gorgeous, beautiful, amazing flowers…
I wish I had some in my yard, or a neighbor to “borrow” some from. They are among my favorite flowers and your lovely photo makes me want some of my very own.
Oh, I can almost smell them!
[…] it here. Now I’m so excited to have them, I cut them as soon as they’re ready and keep bouquets all over my house. This year, I have more Peonies than I have vases. It must be because I cut every one of them last […]
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