I think they are the most beautiful flower. I would choose a bouquet of these over roses any day!
I remember walking around the first house my husband and I bought with my father in law. I was so excited to show him the garden that was there. There was a beautiful Peony bush in the front yard and I was complaining about ants that came in each time I would cut some and bring them in the house.
" You know, you wouldn't have Peonies without ants," he said.
I still hear that in my head as I bring in a bunch with ants crawling up my arms, missing him so much.
I think about the day my sister came over to help me split that very same Peony. We hacked on that poor bush for hours. I thought for sure we killed it, but the flowers came up the next year in every place we planted it.
There is a lady who lives about a mile away from me. She sells the most gorgeous perennials. I get all my Peonies from her. Right from her soil to mine. Just like that.
It is Friday! We are excited.
Have a good one.
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I have heard that compressed air used to clean keyboards works great to get the ants out.
Also, there is a Peony farm 5 minutes from my house that I just heard about....excited to visit soon. I love them.
Do you say PEE-a-NEES or pe-OH-nies??
The flowers are beautiful.
they are beautiful! i have one plant in my yard! what do the ants do, because they drive me crazy too! I say pee-a-nees!
i love peonies. sadly, i moved mine in the spring and they didn't bloom this year *sob* your's are lovely!
Peonies are my most favorite flowers!!!
they are so beautiful! Have a wonderful weekend with those cute little children of yours.
Three beautiful babies!! I'm the nana to 12 young ones, and I love your attitude toward your little ones!! Keep it up...you're building great memories!!
Please! Post all you like about peonies! I came by via Nikki at My Black Cardigan because I spotted 'peonie' in your title on her sidebar...
We moved into this house last year and I was delighted to find two of the biggest peony bushes I have ever seen. They are both white and I'm pretty sure that I need to plant some other colors because I love them SO much. They seem to last a long time inside too. Longer than my roses.
Question: When is the best time to move them? I want to try to split them and move them to different places in the yard. The previous owners put them both in kinda weird spots. At least the look misplaced to me.
Any tips?
love the peony love - they are my favorite flower also and have been forever. I miss my peony bushes so much - I live by the ocean now in the deep south and so can't grow them but I had so many when I lived further north. Thank you so much for sharing such gorgeous pics of yours!!!
Beautiful photos, adorable kiddos, and lovely stories! I loved this post!
I saw some yellow peonies for the first time ever the other week - gorgeous
I love those fat pink peonies! I also really like the pic on your kitchen wall. Is it a personal piece or something you picked up somewhere?
Yup! it's peony time around my place too. I love peonies and surprisingly enough, they seem to do just fabulous in our cranky weather. The more neglected they are the better they seem to grow.
Our peonies are all gone. Thanks for sharing yours...they are one of my favorite flowers..even with the ants.
Beautiful peonies! ANd I love the dress Anna is wearing - how summery she looks with her flowers.
Have a great day
Kris
We don't have any peonies here (I should really plant some) but my house is full of roses...which are almost as good!
i love peonies, too. they are so very wonderful! your kids are cuties!!
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