Peonies
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Peonies and Whirlwind Days of Planting
 Paeonia lactiflora ‘Kansas’ in a Pitcher by California Artist, Aletha Soule A whirlwind month of spring planting —slowed and backed up by days of torrential rain— continues to keep my schedule quite full. There’s little time for writing, painting and tending my own garden these days, but the pace will surely slow as temperatures rise. […]
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The Scent of Peonies in Rain…
The Last of the Golden Tree Peony Blossoms Add Glorious Warmth and Fragrance to the Secret Garden on a Rainy Day (Paeonia moutan x lutea ‘High Noon’, and at Her Feet: Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Heuchera ‘Stormy Seas’, Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’. Peonies. As a gardener, I confess that they are my great weakness. When […]
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Asian Natives, Early Spring Garden Plants, Fantasy Flowers, Ferncliff, Fragrance, Peonies, Shrubs for early spring blossoms, Tree Peonies, Woodland plants, Woody Plants
Return of the Black Dragon…
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Wu Long Peng Sheng’  (Tree Peony, “Black Dragon Holds a Splendid Flower”) The Black Dragon has returned to my garden, and this year he was generous, holding many splendid flowers. I have but a few tree peonies in my garden, and I hope to continue adding to the collection. The tree peonies bloom […]
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Asian Natives, Cutting Garden, Exotic Plants, Fantasy Flowers, Peonies, Perennial Close-Ups, Shade Gardening, shrubs, Shrubs for early spring blossoms, Trees, Unusual Plants, Woody Plants
Black Dragon Holds a Splendid Flower …
Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Wu Long Peng Sheng’: Black Dragon Holds a Splendid Flower Wu Long Peng Sheng. Translated from Chinese, the name means, ‘Black Dragon Holds a Splendid Flower’. I haven’t seen the black dragon, but I keep looking. Maybe he’s hiding in the fern covered ledges; waiting to pounce if I pick this beautiful, magenta […]
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Cutting Garden, Peonies, Perennial Close-Ups
Peony Petals & The Heady Scent of June
Sweet Dreams are Made of Silken Peony Petals When the early morning air is moist and still and the garden is filled with pale light, I step outside to drink in the fragrance of springtime. Of course, there are many flowers at this time of year; iris, laurel, roses and baptisia. But there is one […]
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Peonies, Perennial Close-Ups, Perennials for Spring, Plants for Light Effects, Raindrops, Secret Garden at Ferncliff, Secret Gardens, Woody Plants
Glistening Gold, Perfumed Peony Petals
‘High Noon’ Tree Peony (Paeonia moutan x lutea ‘High Noon’) A cool morning after rain in the Secret Garden, and the fragrance of the first dew-kissed, peony blossoms fills the air. The scent of this favorite, golden flower —exotic and deep— is an eagerly anticipated May-time pleasure. Life gets so busy, and the seasons pass […]
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