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It’s quite normal for Peony buds to be covered in ants. I’ve heard that the ants help protect the buds from invasive insects so it’s a symbiotic relationship.
Most of my peonies are blooming now but I haven’t had a chance to take any photos. I’d better do it soon as Peonies don’t last all that long around here. Luckily it’s been kind of cool (well luckily for the garden, not for us) so they might last a little longer than normal this year.
Last year I planted some hybrid columbines (Aquilegia) in my garden. They didn’t really do much last year. Oh they produced a few flowers, but nothing hinted at how delightfully gorgeous they would be this year when they bloomed!
They came up in clumps, thick with these beautiful rose pink flowers. Aren’t they just gorgeous? I want to cut some and put them in a vase, but I don’t think they’d last long that way. However, in the ground they seem to be lasting forever. They’ve already been blooming for about two weeks and there’s no sign of them stopping any time soon.
It’s such a shame that these lovely delicate blooms only flower for approximately one week each spring. I love their delicate flower and fuzzy leaves.
I have a couple of Pasque flower plants and each produce only one or two flowers in Mid May. Once the weather starts to warm the blooms fade and the plants die down as if they were never there, only to return again each spring.
The Astilbe is in full bloom and I managed to capture this hot pink Astilbe while it was still covered in morning dew.
The spring flowers are just about done blooming, but my roses are just about to start. I love my ever changing garden.
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