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    Home » Gardening

    Peonies Have Arrived

    Published by Pam Kessler | 144 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. -

    I wait all year with giddy anticipation for my peonies to bloom.


    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.

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    1. Pam of Eastlake Victorian

      May 31, 2011 at 11:01 am

      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!

      -Pam

    2. michelle

      May 26, 2011 at 9:57 am

      Your 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.
      Erin is so creative and so sweet. Her shop is adorable and how wonderful to feature her. 🙂
      Have a great weekend!
      XO

    3. Motherkitty

      May 26, 2011 at 9:45 am

      I 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!

    4. Sue

      May 26, 2011 at 7:09 am

      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.

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