Sunday, May 23, 2010

The first peony bloom..........


These peony bushes were here when I bought the place back in 1976.  They are all in a row lining the driveway.  I have not done anything to them except keep the mulberry trees from growing into their roots.  I know they are old plants and they keep on blooming.   The hot weather today helped to open them up today.

8 comments:

Sunny said...

A Perfect Pink Peony!
☼ Sunny

Christine H. said...

Beautiful. I am waiting (im)patiently for mine to bloom.

Anonymous said...

This is just a beautiful photograph Larry. What a delightful color. Here in the South, we have a tendency to plant peonies too deep and they don't bloom well until lifted and replanted. My friend, Lillie, that I visited yesterday had one that had not bloomed in years and her yard man replanted it and the blooms are so nice. Hope you enjoy your day.

OiseauBird said...

What lovely color for the flower
It is very nice to enjoy them without kind of care..the nature does by itself .

Betsy Brock said...

Lovely! Mine should open this week! Hopefully it won't rain soon after they bloom and weight them down into the ground! Don't you just hate that?

jennyfreckles said...

That's pretty - the ones I've seen here are all a deeper red and not fringed like that. But we do get the problem that as soon as they bloom the rain and wind come along and ruin them. Just as Betsy says.

The Retired One said...

Gorgeous...and they smell wonderful too...their fragrance reminds me of roses.

Far Side of Fifty said...

Beautiful:)

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