Peonies...

My neighbour and I have two beautiful peony bushes growing in our gardens. Hers always blooms before mine, and I have to admit the shade of pink, with the deep green foliage is absolutely glorious (hers is pictured below). My dusty pink is also beautiful and I love the delicate fine petals that grow from the centre of each flower.

Each year I marvel as each of these plants appear out of the soil. I love it when they start of bud, and I await the arrival of the blossoms. I truly love peonies, I really should invest in a few more in the garden. It's one of the only beautiful flowering plants I currently have, so funny because the men in my life love the structural, hardy plants, all evergreens, truly functional, and their choices take over most of the space in our garden. My peony, an absolute marvel in my opinion is just pure beauty, and at this time of year just outstrips them all!