The last few days we had some hot days causing the
blooming to explode in the garden! Lilac, Wisteria and Alliums all have opened
their buds.
And as icing on the cake: the tree peony is
flowering too! This year the tree peony has many flowers. The pink flowers have
are almost 20 cm in diameter.
The downside of all this beauty however, is the
short flowering period. 1 to 2 weeks at the most. So you best sit next to it
all day not to miss a moment of their beauty.
The other day I spoke to my older brother on the
phone. I mentioned the beauty of the tree peony and complained about the short
flowering period. "Is that a bad thing?" my brother asked. He had a totally
different view to this ephemeral bloom. "If they bloomed all year round, would
you still rave about them” he asked. “And for that matter, if you could buy
fake peonies, would you enjoy these as much?"
He has a point there. But I also felt a bit
caught. What he did not know is, that I bought silk peonies recently. I decided
to see if I could enjoy these fake peonies too.
So I made a mixed bouquet of real Lilacs, Laurel
and the silk peonies. The lilacs scent heavenly and so do the laurel branches
... but of course the silk peonies do not. Although they bloom endlessly
without wither, in the end it is still a bit boring.
So I take some pictures of my beautiful tree
peony in the garden before it's too late, and share them with you.
In the end, my brother is right. Tree Peonies:
that is only beauty and transience. And that's not a bad thing at all!
The flowers are about 20 cm each. |
In the morning light. |
The whole peonie |
There are many flowers. |
So many beautiful flowers this year. |
This one is starting to fade already. |
Bouquet with white peony, Lilacs and Laurus. |
Did you notice these peonies are fake?
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Your peonies are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! Your tree peonies are amazing. We grow herbaceous Peonies but I have never tried a Tree. I also like your silk Peonies... combined with real flowers they look great.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend/Marika
Beautiful tree peony and I agree with your brother. I had a large bush and I enjoyed the whole season from the new sprouts in red-green-orange over the flowering to the neat and beautiful bush and the autumn colour.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week-end! Carina
Well, you definitely fooled me. I had no idea they were fake!
ReplyDeleteI found you on Blommig Fredags sight.
ReplyDeleteLovely photoes!!!
Hope you have a nice Sunday wishes Lena from Wales
The tree paeonias are incredible. What beauties you have!
ReplyDeleteEven mine are showing color now :)
I love peonies and yours are fabulous.....beautiful shots!
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