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Karl Rosenfield Peony

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Karl Rosenfield Peony

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Yes I know this is a spring flower, but even though it’s not Spring her in North America we do have some members of Green Thumb Sunday from areas that are having Spring. So let’s say this one is for the Aussies and I believe there is at least on New Zealander on the list too.Besides who doesn’t love a beautiful peony?

Most peonies have very attractive flowers and many are scented. This one however has no scent, not to my sensitive nose anyway. Another thing that I enjoy about peonies is that they often have lovely foliage, so throughout the growing season they continue to be attractive plants in the garden even though they may only bloom for a few weeks each year.

Of the four different peonies that I grow I think that this Karl Rosenfield Peony has the most gorgeous foliage. Just look at how lush and green it is. This a very attractive plant from it’s large feathery petaled blooms to it’s forest green leaves. I love it.

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Bumble Bee and Balloon Flowers

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Last Monday I went outside during the day to tidy up the garden and I noticed that there were bumble bees everywhere. The plants that they seemed to most enjoy were the balloon flowers and the raspberry plants. There must have been at least 50 bumble bees in my garden.

I’m allergic to bee stings, however I’m not overly fearful of the humble bumble bee. They seem to have fairly pleasant personalities. If I don’t bother them, it’s unlikely that they will bother me. The only time that I’m very cautious around them is in the evening. As any readers of this site knows, I tend to do a lot of my garden care in the evening. Well, that’s when the bumble bees take cover and decide to sleep on the underside of leaves or burrow into the ground for the night. Watering, dead heading or stupidly picking raspberries in the late evening can disturb them. So far I haven’t angered any of my dangerous little friends and I hope to keep it that way.

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