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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Peonies and Roses


They started out on my Zephirine Drouhin rose bush.


But look beautiful in a little glass holder, with the sun streaming through the blinds...Did I mention they smell heavenly?  They have that classic, damask rose smell.



This is one of my peonies.  I don't know the name of it, but it smells like my roses above! The flowers on this peony get enormous!  I can't quite capture the color, it is darker and richer than it shows here.


I love this time of year, in the garden.  


Song of Solomon 2:12 - 


The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land

6 comments:

Becky K. said...

Oh, I remember how amazing these flowers are. They are just the best!

What a lovely photo of it in the glass holder.

Becky K.

Melissa G said...

Your flowers are beautiful! It's making me want to plant a garden!

Did you see Aunt Ginna's roses while you were there? Oh my goodness, her one bush has sooo many roses on it now! I don't think i've seen so many roses on one bush!

sherry said...

thank you for sharing your peonies with the rest of us. can't grow those pretty things in NorCal. sigh. i remember them from when i lived in Illinois though - 'bout a gazillion years ago. those ... and lilacs. swoon worthy.

jAne

Andrea said...

Beautiful...I love this time of year, too.
Blessings,
andrea

PS: Sitka has an award for you at All Gods Creatures.

Tracy said...

So Pretty!

Manuela@A Cultivated Nest said...

Gorgeous! I need to try growing peonies again. I had one and it disappeared a few years ago!

Manuela

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