ECF…
…the one with yet another walk through the garden.
I thought for sure I’d be showing you peonies this week but Mother Nature has had other ideas (although RR said they’d be blooming *last* week. I guess his powers of prediction do not extend to herbaceous peonies…yes, I have been gloating over this. No, I’m not proud of it). This is what my peonies look like right now:
They are so. stubborn. I’m starting to wonder if they’re going to bloom at all or if the tightly squeezed shut balls will just drop off out of spite. Peonies can be persnickety bitches. ;o)
So, you get Azaleas:
and Rhododendrons (with a visitor):
Still pretty, right? Have a great weekend!
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I love the Rhododendrons! They’re a personal favorite:) Plus, I think peonies are really pretty just before they bloom, because they’re so small, and suddenly so huge!!
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My peonies are in bloom now but I posted a bud photo today, too. It looks an awful lot like yours!
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Azaleas! And Rhodies! Love them! I can’t wait until I can plant them, now that I may have figured out the seasons here. Cool and rainy, warm and rainy, hot and humid, warm
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Hey, I was going to comment that Carole’s ECF photo looked a lot like your first photo… but Carole beat me to it. Hmph.
My peonies look the same. They always amaze me with their stinginess and then they explode! Your azaleas & Rhododendrons look beautiful. I love both, but I don’t think my soil is acidic enough.
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Did you sneak ove to Carole’s for the peony pic or did she senak ove to your house?? BTW – the knitting girls LOVED their new box bags at their party this week!
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Funny that you and Carole posted such similar pictures! I posted spinning today because it’s pouring and I didn’t want to get the camera wet! It’ll bloom soon and it’ll be worth the wait!
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Azaleas and Rhododendrons are still pretty. I can’t wait to see the peonies. I was out looking at tree peonies last weekend. I covet them desperately
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Are you and Carole sharing that peony plant?
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As soon as your rhodie in the bottom photo stops blooming your peony will open up. I have the same one. That’s what happened here. My peonies just opened on Wednesday. Beautiful red btw!
Oh, I just love peonies! One of these days I need to put some in my own garden…
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Hee-hee. Cookie asked if you and Carole are sharing peony photos.
You have beautiful flowers, and I like the visitor, too.
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Is that a mollis azalea? A deciduous one? I love them. Mum had them and they would be ablaze with bloom, totally covered, then in autumn they got fall colours too!
Pretty rhodo – lovely clear mauve.
Better choof off and see what Carole’s peony looks like I guess!
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Hmmm. Mine have busted out all over. Yours will too, since I think you are just a touch colder than my zone. Then you will love them even more.
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