Michelle -These are absolutely my favorite flowers, so I won’t ever get tired of seeing pictures of them! They’re hard to grow here in Alaska, though. I just haven’t had good luck.
Jemm-Oh, my gosh, those are so beautiful! Mine are just barely starting to bloom. You’ve got several kinds there. Very pretty the way you edited them too.
deb meyers-Never too many peony photos! I’ll enjoy yours until mine explode.
Loved the recital story. I wish I’d been that kind of mom to my firstborn. I used to consider it weakness but life has proven it to be the better way : )
Readers! Don’t pick off the ants! God designed them to eat the peony bud coating. You will have no blooms if you kill the ants.
deb meyers
tess s.-i love peonies. i’ve planted them once in a garden and we moved before the next spring so i never saw them bloom again.
i’ve heard they attract ants. i’m hoping to plant them in the new house. (newly developed… we don’t even have grass yet…. it’s a HUGE blank canvas.)
Emilie-I got some shoots from my great aunt’s house a year ago… I have 3 or 4 plants that come up and this year I finally have ONE bud… finally! I check every day to see if it has bloomed 🙂
Rachel / cREaTe-so i have a peony question for you. when do you think i’ll get this kind of crop? from the bulbs i bought from aldi’s & just planted on monday? some how i think i missed the boat this season. 🙂 ha ha ha but yours are GORGEOUS. enjoy!
linda lou -our peonies smell like a bottle of perfume….they are hidden on the back side of the house only us and our neighbors can see them, they came from my mother in laws bunch which amy and i both have(: to carry them on!!
tell annie to hang in there there will be more piano rectials for her and it will be easier..
Sara Cameli -Photo’s, not the real flowers… ha ha.
Sara Cameli -Meg, can you put these in your shop? I’d love to buy some…. 🙂
Sandy -Thanks for sharing. Mine aren’t open yet so I’ll enjoy yours until I can bring some inside.
Sophie -They’re your favorite flower, aren’t they?
They’re mine too (:
Last year I was working on my school’s plot of land with some friends and a teacher and there were tons of them. The teacher saw me keep looking at them so she let me pick some and take them home, before they all died off. I walked home with a huge bunch of them in my arms. It was raining but me and my peonies were beyond caring (:
Angela-One of my most favorite flowers! I’ve been following your blog for a while and you always have the most amazing photos. And I’m really glad you posted these pics since I didn’t even think about taking any photos of our peonies and they have already come and gone for the season where I am 🙁
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang-Oh, I could NEVER get tired of these! They are just AMAZING! Great, great photos!
jeny-never. ever. tired. beautiful.
and … you did the most honorable thing, allowing her to have her feelings and sheilding her from the others. (this coming from a music teacher’s child)
Linette -I love peonies, but I don’t see them much where I live now (Georgia). I remember they always seemed so fluffy and cool to the touch. They usually had big, black ants in them, too, which I didn’t love.
I have been reading your blog for well over a year now, and this is the first comment I’ve left. But I really like everything you post. 🙂
Karen Gerstenberger-They are so beautiful! I couldn’t get tired of their beauty. They made me think of some of the couture dresses I’ve seen in magazines lately – soft, torn chiffon and silk. I wonder if peonies gave the designers their inspiration. Thank you for posting them!
Kimberlee J. -Do you think my neighbors would notice if I picked a few large bouquets out of their yard until I get some to grow over here? 🙂
Kari-They are gorgeous! I love them and can’t wait to have some peony bushes of my own someday!
Megan-I adore peonies! They bring back such wonderful childhood memories of an elderly neighbor and the visits we had. I’ll never get tired of seeing them!
Julie-I love Peonies too! Every house we ever lived in when I was young we always have several peony bushes… sadly, I don’t have any now… I need to make a mental note to purchase some and get them planted so they will bloom next year!!
MEG DUERKSEN-hi dina.
with peonies….i have always meant to put cages around them.
but i forget till it’s too late.
so….buy a cage for each bush.
then next spring (like you’ll remember this??) 🙂
put the cage on before it grows then when it gets big it will be supported by the cage inside that it grew around.
and the blooms won’t be on the ground…like mine are now.
after the blooms die cut the stem back and the bush stay green all summer.
just water them like everything else…nothing major.
when it’s fall you can cut it down to the ground.
in the spring they come back from out of the ground. 🙂
they are about the easiest plant you can get.
good luck!
Flower Patch Farmgirl-Who could ever tire of peonies? Mine are still tight little balls…come on, warm weather!!
Staci -Never tire of your beautiful pics 🙂 Rain (tornado) Rain (tornado) GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!
Melissa-my favorite too! I wish I had a bush of them for myself!
Jules -Those are nothing short of spectacular! Amazing photos!
Krista -The dark pink ones are just gorgeous!
Dina-Mine are in full bloom too…. LOVE them:-)
Question… the blooms on mine are so heavy, they drag on the ground. How do I groom/take care of these bushes? I so DON’T have a green thumb — wish I did:-( Do I cut them back at a certain time of year or dig up and divide?
Just wondering:-) LOVE you pics!
Nancy-Just lovely. I wish I could grow those. I think my dogs would eat them for lunch. 🙁 I will enjoy yours.
Penny-Beautiful photos. I love Peonies. My name is Penny and my grandmother-in-law (from the south) always called me Peonie!
My mother has a very old peonie bush that I think is over 50 years old. The shoot came from her childhood home. I grew up with them and love them.
Kelly - I love the ruffles of them! Kelly
Michelle - These are absolutely my favorite flowers, so I won’t ever get tired of seeing pictures of them! They’re hard to grow here in Alaska, though. I just haven’t had good luck.
Jemm - Oh, my gosh, those are so beautiful! Mine are just barely starting to bloom. You’ve got several kinds there. Very pretty the way you edited them too.
deb meyers - Never too many peony photos! I’ll enjoy yours until mine explode.
Loved the recital story. I wish I’d been that kind of mom to my firstborn. I used to consider it weakness but life has proven it to be the better way : )
Readers! Don’t pick off the ants! God designed them to eat the peony bud coating. You will have no blooms if you kill the ants.
deb meyers
tess s. - i love peonies. i’ve planted them once in a garden and we moved before the next spring so i never saw them bloom again.
i’ve heard they attract ants. i’m hoping to plant them in the new house. (newly developed… we don’t even have grass yet…. it’s a HUGE blank canvas.)
Emilie - I got some shoots from my great aunt’s house a year ago… I have 3 or 4 plants that come up and this year I finally have ONE bud… finally! I check every day to see if it has bloomed 🙂
Nina - I love them!
Rachel / cREaTe - so i have a peony question for you. when do you think i’ll get this kind of crop? from the bulbs i bought from aldi’s & just planted on monday? some how i think i missed the boat this season. 🙂 ha ha ha but yours are GORGEOUS. enjoy!
linda lou - our peonies smell like a bottle of perfume….they are hidden on the back side of the house only us and our neighbors can see them, they came from my mother in laws bunch which amy and i both have(: to carry them on!!
tell annie to hang in there there will be more piano rectials for her and it will be easier..
Sara Cameli - Photo’s, not the real flowers… ha ha.
Sara Cameli - Meg, can you put these in your shop? I’d love to buy some…. 🙂
Sandy - Thanks for sharing. Mine aren’t open yet so I’ll enjoy yours until I can bring some inside.
Leah in FL - Beautiful ….
Thanks for sharing. :o)
kasey - gorgeous!
Sophie - They’re your favorite flower, aren’t they?
They’re mine too (:
Last year I was working on my school’s plot of land with some friends and a teacher and there were tons of them. The teacher saw me keep looking at them so she let me pick some and take them home, before they all died off. I walked home with a huge bunch of them in my arms. It was raining but me and my peonies were beyond caring (:
Angela - One of my most favorite flowers! I’ve been following your blog for a while and you always have the most amazing photos. And I’m really glad you posted these pics since I didn’t even think about taking any photos of our peonies and they have already come and gone for the season where I am 🙁
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh, I could NEVER get tired of these! They are just AMAZING! Great, great photos!
jeny - never. ever. tired. beautiful.
and … you did the most honorable thing, allowing her to have her feelings and sheilding her from the others. (this coming from a music teacher’s child)
Linette - I love peonies, but I don’t see them much where I live now (Georgia). I remember they always seemed so fluffy and cool to the touch. They usually had big, black ants in them, too, which I didn’t love.
I have been reading your blog for well over a year now, and this is the first comment I’ve left. But I really like everything you post. 🙂
Karen Gerstenberger - They are so beautiful! I couldn’t get tired of their beauty. They made me think of some of the couture dresses I’ve seen in magazines lately – soft, torn chiffon and silk. I wonder if peonies gave the designers their inspiration. Thank you for posting them!
Kimberlee J. - Do you think my neighbors would notice if I picked a few large bouquets out of their yard until I get some to grow over here? 🙂
Kari - They are gorgeous! I love them and can’t wait to have some peony bushes of my own someday!
Megan - I adore peonies! They bring back such wonderful childhood memories of an elderly neighbor and the visits we had. I’ll never get tired of seeing them!
Julie - I love Peonies too! Every house we ever lived in when I was young we always have several peony bushes… sadly, I don’t have any now… I need to make a mental note to purchase some and get them planted so they will bloom next year!!
Stephanie - Beautiful!!
MEG DUERKSEN - hi dina.
with peonies….i have always meant to put cages around them.
but i forget till it’s too late.
so….buy a cage for each bush.
then next spring (like you’ll remember this??) 🙂
put the cage on before it grows then when it gets big it will be supported by the cage inside that it grew around.
and the blooms won’t be on the ground…like mine are now.
after the blooms die cut the stem back and the bush stay green all summer.
just water them like everything else…nothing major.
when it’s fall you can cut it down to the ground.
in the spring they come back from out of the ground. 🙂
they are about the easiest plant you can get.
good luck!
Flower Patch Farmgirl - Who could ever tire of peonies? Mine are still tight little balls…come on, warm weather!!
Staci - Never tire of your beautiful pics 🙂 Rain (tornado) Rain (tornado) GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!
Melissa - my favorite too! I wish I had a bush of them for myself!
Jules - Those are nothing short of spectacular! Amazing photos!
Krista - The dark pink ones are just gorgeous!
Dina - Mine are in full bloom too…. LOVE them:-)
Question… the blooms on mine are so heavy, they drag on the ground. How do I groom/take care of these bushes? I so DON’T have a green thumb — wish I did:-( Do I cut them back at a certain time of year or dig up and divide?
Just wondering:-) LOVE you pics!
Tanya - I love them! So pretty.
Melissa Gruber - they are my favorite and i don’t have one bush in my yard of them…that needs to change this year! i am going to get one!
Meredith - Wow. Those are just beautiful. I can practically smell them through my computer screen.
Debra - Quick, go pick them!
Cheryl @ a pretty cool life. - I never get tired of peonies! Ours won’t open for a few more weeks…
Nancy - Just lovely. I wish I could grow those. I think my dogs would eat them for lunch. 🙁 I will enjoy yours.
Penny - Beautiful photos. I love Peonies. My name is Penny and my grandmother-in-law (from the south) always called me Peonie!
My mother has a very old peonie bush that I think is over 50 years old. The shoot came from her childhood home. I grew up with them and love them.
Cindy Ashmore - Very pretty!