Garden

[FastDogWalker2]

I am excited - we moved last year and I left a garden of beautiful, fragrant peonies.  We planted some late last summer at the new house and today I was rewarded with my first blossom!  So pleased!  Any one else?  I am in SE VA btw.

[kitcat51]

The dandelions have bloomed in my dead front lawn, those flowers are such a pretty cheerful yellow I should pick myself a bouquet! We had peonies at an old farmhouse & they were so lovely, my young sons would pick the first blooms & come running to surprise me. I admire your green thumb, enjoy your peonies.

[GenXmuse]

I just got my first peony bloom of the season. It’s rather exciting, isn’t it! I’m in the Carolinas. 

[IMW]

One of my all time favorite flowers. Such a show off she is- putting other blooms to shame.

[Deb665]

My two bushes started blooming a few days ago.  We were expecting thunderstorms last night so I cut myself a small bouquet.  So pretty and smells like heaven!

[JustJazzmom]

My 8 peonies next to my driveway got dug up & are in process of being repotted now. The 4 Japanese style shaped flowered ones are full of buds; the hybrid ITOH ‘Bartzella’ that got moved from front by driveway (it can get 4’ X 4’ ) has buds forming now! So happy because I was told with late summer early fall transplant it may go back to sleep stage instead of creep stage where it is now. Did a happy dance when I saw the buds!

[GingerPeach]

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@kitcat51 wrote:

The dandelions have bloomed in my dead front lawn, those flowers are such a pretty cheerful yellow I should pick myself a bouquet! We had peonies at an old farmhouse & they were so lovely, my young sons would pick the first blooms & come running to surprise me. I admire your green thumb, enjoy your peonies.

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You probably know this, but there are some interesting recipes for dandelion greens.  I made a wilted dandelion dish last year from store-bought dandelions since here they spray the ones that pop up in the lawns with herbicide.   

[GingerPeach]

I have one peony plant that I keep meaning to move since it only bloomed the first year and isn't getting enough sun.  Gorgeous foliage, though.

I'm happy to hear so many of you have wonderful blooming peonies!

@FastDogWalker2 and @JustJazzmom

[JustJazzmom]

@GingerPeach Peonies do best with full sun. Does your area get a cold winter to help the peonies form buds for upcoming year?

[mousiegirl]

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@FastDogWalker2 wrote:

I am excited - we moved last year and I left a garden of beautiful, fragrant peonies.  We planted some late last summer at the new house and today I was rewarded with my first blossom!  So pleased!  Any one else?  I am in SE VA btw.

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@FastDogWalker2  My tree peony has to buds, getting fatter by the day, but it takes so long for them to open, can't wait.