So with much hoopla, I am proud to announce that my white peony has blossomed. Does it sound like I'm announcing the birth of a child or something? Well, same sort of thing.
I think it's a Duchesse De Nemours, but I have lost the tag that came with it so I am not 100% sure.
Get out of my buds!
I also have a light pink Sarah Bernhardt peony which should be blooming within the week and a brand new dark pink Victoire de la Marne which isn't even in the ground yet.
After the storm last night, I was a little scared to go out and look at my peonies. They survived OK,
just a little droopy and water logged.
But the ants are back, so that's a good sign.
Speaking of peony, have you checked out my friend Erin's Etsy shop, Peony Wire Works?
She is a fellow Ohioan and makes the coolest items out of chicken wire.
Her trademark Lovely that started her whole business:
Which is also available in a monogrammed version:
Soap Dispenser:
Cloches:
Wall pockets in two different sizes:
You can check out her Etsy site HERE, or click on her button below to check out her blog:
I am so proud of Erin, she had a dream and she ran with it!
Linking with Kim at Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesday Party & Faded Charm's White Wednesday.
FYI - I have been unable to post comments all day today. Grrr. I guess it's a known problem with Blogger for some of us, so hopefully they will get this fixed ASAP before I have to look into Wordpress (I'm sure Blogger is shaking in their boots now)!
What a lovely peony!! :) I swear I could smell them just viewing your beautiful photos. :) I grew up with them lining my childhood home's driveway. I love to have a huge bouquet in my home. Nothing beats walking in to a room filled with the smell of a peony...well maybe a lilac. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy Mom's driveway (she has since passed and we sold her home)was lined with them. I also have a newly planted garden of them the length of my driveway. I'm hoping one of them will flower this year. I have one other one alongside the house. It has a good handful of buds on it. I can't wait! I think I check it every day. ;)
Your white peonies are beautiful. We're still a a week out from blooms in West MI. They are my favorite flower....ants and all!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd be announcing it too if I had a gorgeous white peony plant in my garden. This is absolutely stunning! ~ Sarah
ReplyDelete*sigh* So pretty! I can relate, this is big time stuff. I'm hoping to be making my own announcement soon!
ReplyDeleteOh so pretty. I have a few buds on my peonies, I'm hoping they'll be as wonderful as yours...I haven't planted them yet.
ReplyDeleteI want to have these in the yard so bad. I wonder if it is too hot here in FL. They seem so delicate!
ReplyDeleteYour peonies are simply bautiful....one of my favorite flowers:-)
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Kathleen
Looks like your threat worked, we can comment now! Your peonies are beautiful Pam! Love that they are all white, mine have that little touch of pink in the middle:@)
ReplyDeleteWhat a delight Pam! I was just so happy to be seeing your peonies(and the ants,lol-they go hand and hand) and was thinking how nice my day was starting off just looking at your peonies and virtually smelling them, when low and behold there I am! Thank you my dear kind friend for loving my work and for all of your support, you have no idea what it means to me Pam! Love ya:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful peonies, Pam. Love the shot with the ant! My peonies are done for this year, the storm last night took care of that...I will miss the heavenly scent of them.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE white peonies! Wish I could grow them! Jacqueline @ Cabin & Cottage, http://getcottage.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning and I am so glad I get to see them for I cannot grow them in this nuclear heat.
ReplyDeleteThe white never gets old, beautiful pics, love the wire too! Celeste, victoriantailor.com
ReplyDeleteI use to have a pink peony. But the ants just devoured it. What's with the ants and the peonies?
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Hi Pam! I think blogger is up and running for me now. Love the peonies...and Erin is a doll too. I have that soap dispenser, it is awesome!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog, yours is gorgeous, just the the peonies.
lisa
Pam- Your blooms are lovely! I wish I could grow flowers in a garden- it's all I can do to keep the entry pots watered! Of course, with all this crazy wet weather Ohio has been having, I haven't watered but the first time I planted them! Did you get the bad storms last night? There were HUGE hailstones in our area- up to the size of a baseball! Thank goodness we only got hit with little ones- inch and a half.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE peonies. White ones and palest pink are my favorite. Mine are a slightly darker pink than I would prefer, but what's a girl to do. ;-) Mine are just beginning to open, which is typical. Stormy weather comes along just as the peonies open, often leaving them tattered, but I try to get as many in as possible. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous white peonies with us. It made my day!
ReplyDeleteYour peonies are beautiful Pam! I love the white. I may have to try peonies this year but it has been raining so much I haven't had time to garden. I hope that you didn't get too bad of storms yesterday.
ReplyDeleteErin is so creative and so sweet. Her shop is adorable and how wonderful to feature her. :)
Have a great weekend!
XO
What a pretty peony! Does it smell divine? Ours haven't opened yet, but we did have our first rosebush bloom this week! Yay! Peonies are one of my favorites. I wish they lasted all summer!
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