We want what we can't have...this is probably the reason that I adore peonies!
So. Cal is sun, silicon...diet Coke with a Cinnabon...not peonies!
Apparently they need 400 hours of freezing and, uh...we don't really get that around here...you know, global
warming and all...
Anyway, we don't do well with "freezing"...it's 50 degrees right now...and my teeth are all a-chatter...my cats are pathetically searching
out the tiniest patch of sunlight on the carpet...brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Maybe peonies are a reward for those of you who spend months
shoveling your front walk, scraping your windshield, wearing
wool and paying for heating oil?
Pretty darn good reward I say! You lucky ducks!
{painfully gorgeous wreath made by and photo courtesy of June @ Laughing with angels}They even look pretty when they are dead & dried!
How is this possible??!!
This must be what heaven looks like!
So, I'll just sit here pitifully looking at the rolling greenhills against the blue sky and await my annual peony fix from
JUNE {...and all this time I thought Idaho was the spud state... ;}
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Oh how I love peonies! We live in Indiana which is supposed to be great for peonies but I have never had much luck growing them. I planted dozens last year and am keeping my fingers crossed that the come up.
ReplyDeleteHappy Pink Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI love Peonies and had them before in my garden. Yes, they need freezing temperatures to bloom.
I love this wreath, did you make it?
It's stunning!
~ Gabriela ~
I too am yearning for warmer weather, sun-shining, birds a chirping..... I know soon this snow will melt and temperature will rise... Loved looking at the Peonies--give us hope springs a coming!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful post ... very beautiful... peonies are so pretty flowers either fresh or dried... and June collection is always superb........ Love your post very much... it soothes me and make me happy from my heart...
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Farah
OMG! I am drooling over all the peonies! The wreath is to die for. Oh I would love a field full of them. I tired to grow them a couple of times but they didn't cooperate with me. :( Thanks for sharing...I'm going back to look again! :)
ReplyDeleteDenise
I do live where 400 hours of freezing temps is a walk in the park. I love peonies and have lots of them in my yard. Guess it's one of God's little gifts to those of us who have freezing weather for months on end.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can grow a peony, it's June!!! That girl has a green thumb like no one else. I am in love with that wreath, of my!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm on the eastern coast, so no peonies for me either.
I used to have them when we lived in the northeast and I would snip them off the bush as fast as I could.
Your beautiful post makes me miss them so much.
hugs
Sissie
well, from one of the frozen people....yeah us!! we get peonies here. There are so many things I long for that just give up and die the minute they hear North Dakota winter. I envy my step mom's (Mississippi) lemon trees, magnolias, wisteria, lantana, camellias ....the list goes on. She however cannot have peonies and rhubarb. Small justice for -40 and 7 feet of snow. ;)
ReplyDeleteThey are so beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeletePeonies are my absolute favourite. I LOVE them. They have special symbolism in my life, too. I can't wait for mine to grow!
ReplyDeleteThat wreath is absolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I can't wait for the peonies to bloom...they smell like heaven:)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea it took 400 hours of freezing for them. We've had some freezing cold weather this weekend, and even a bit of snow, but not enough for these beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos!
Blessings,
Marcia
What a lovely post, gorgeous pictures, i have to say im with you on this one, Peonies are just to beautiful for words, dee x
ReplyDeleteI love peonies too - I had no idea you couldn't grow them in warm climates.
ReplyDeleteWowza! that wreath is soooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteYes, I will miss my peony bushes this Summer. I had 2 in Virginia but there are none here that I know of. At least I have a farm house and a red barn. :)
nice!!
ReplyDeletehappy week!
from Chile
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Peonies are definitely one of my favorites as well!! Living in CO, however, is limited to a short few months of growing season, so my peonies are fast asleep....until June! Enjoy the 50 degrees- that's our high today and we're pretty excited about it!! But I truly understand...it's not what you are used to! Thank you for such a beautiful blog...I always enjoy it!!
ReplyDeleteWell you can tell I have been away from my computer or I would have been all over this one. YES, this has to be our reward for having red, ruddy faces all Winter (and most of the Spring) and having to wear gloves and boots for six months of the year!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so great to actually feature me in one of your posts M! Somehow my picture even look better over here on your blog.LOL!
hugs from 'TOO DARN COLD'