Monday, June 17, 2013
Peony Heaven
Our piece of paradise is in full peony heaven. Despite the snow of a few weeks ago and the fact that the stems look like baroque candelabra, the blooms are as wonderful and fragrant as ever. I love working away, weeding and pruning and having the sweet, peppery scent of peony waft by; and then overcome, bury my face in the bloom. I sound like a Victorian maiden with a fit of the vapors. I will call it peony madness.
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Peony madness it is! It's definitely officially love from a distance here... simply sublime. Sigh. Inhales fragrance from afar.
ReplyDeleteYou are great Fiona! Sending more fragrance!
DeleteThey are so very beautiful, and your photos capture them well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Altoon, you must be in peony heaven too!
Deleteheaven indeed. sigh. swoon.
ReplyDeleteHi India, you swoon very well! Delicious.
DeletePeony madness indeed! I'm right there with you. Really must buy a few for my garden. Your photos, as always, are exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer, you MUST get some peonies, if possible find some of the old fashioned ones who's smell is so intense.
DeleteFantastic photos. I love that soft pink...like the pink of Cecil Brunner roses.
ReplyDeleteThanks Connie, love Cecil Brunner, unfortunately she only lasted a few years in this climate, nothing to do with my gardening skills of course!
DeleteWhat an exquisite pair of posts. I love the subtlety of the colours and drops of rain on the petals - delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Charlton, these dewy morning are wonderful!
DeleteOh, peonies! Something I have only occasionally seen, hugely expensive, in top florist shops. I don't think I have ever been aware of the perfume - now I'll be looking out for them so I can bury my nose in those divine petals. Somehow I don't think they would thrive on coastal Australia, which is a shame, but I can always go back to look at these lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol, I always forget that certain flowers only grow in certain climates, and while there are a lot of things I would love to grow, I don't think I could give up the peonies for them! When I started the garden 40 years ago, i didn't even know what a peony was and cut several clumps down with the lawn mover, thankfully not all, and now they [The 3 clumps that survived] have become 15 !
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