I wish Peonies bloomed all summer long. They are so lovely, so delicate and oh so short lived!
My peonies are long gone … they finished blooming in late June, but I just realized that I never posted a photo of my Peonies.
I only took pictures of my Peony Pecher Peonies this year. My Karl Rosenfield Peonies bloomed, but we were going through a very rainy period when they bloomed and then right after that it finally warmed up here in Toronto at the end of June and the blooms faded fast … too fast for me to capture them while they still looked beautiful!
Anyway … here’s a picture of my lovely Peony Peacher bloom.
This peony has a beautiful scent. In fact, after a huge rain storm in June, back when we discovered one of trellises had broken and snapped some rose branches, I gathered some lovely scented Baron Prevost roses, one peony and a few hosta leaves for accent and made a bouquet to bring indoors to enjoy. The rose and peony scent filled the house for two or three days! Once the rose scent faded, the peony scent took over for another day or so. Simply lovely to have such scented flowers indoors!
Do you grow Peonies? Do you bring a cut flower or two indoors so you can enjoy their loveliness and beautiful scent? What other flowers do you enjoy bringing indoors?
I ususally leave flowers in the garden until bad weather. Usually it is the irises that are really battered by rain. When rain threatens, I make bouquets to enjoy their lovely blooms a little longer. I enjoyed seeing your peonies.
Donna
when it comes to flowers battered by weather in decent shape, gathering them up to create a bouquet and giving them to loved ones or bringing them to work can be an alternate option to share the beauty of the flowers you’ve raised…just a thought…
I agree, flowers are like using the good china are they not!
Those are absolutely beautiful! Did you take those pictures from your garden? If so, I have to compliment your camera too – wonderful bokeh on the first image.