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Thank you Perennial Gardener!
Thank you Digging in the Dirt!
Thank you Barbee!
Thank you Digging in the Dirt!
Thank you Aunt Debbi!
Notes about living and gardening somewhere down in Texas
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Favorite Quotes...
Where flowers bloom...so does hope.
Lady Bird Johnson
Just living is not enough..one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Han Christian Anderson
Lady Bird Johnson
Just living is not enough..one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Han Christian Anderson
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What's blooming...
- Angelonia
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Some of my favorite books...
- A Killer Stitch by Maggie Sefton
- At Home With Beatrix Potter by Susan Denyer
- Bleeding Hearts by Susan Albert
- Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney
- Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
- Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly
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- The Last Juror by John Grisham
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- The Tale of Holly How by Susan Albert
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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My Garden Fairy's Name
Your fairy is called Bramble Icefly
She is a bone chilling bringer of justice for the vulnerable.
She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.
She is only seen at midday under a quiet, cloudless sky.
She wears bluebell-blue dresses. She has icy blue butterfly wings.
Simple Joys...
- Pumpkin Pie
- Scent of a fireplace
- Fall leaves
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16 comments:
WOW-breathtaking color!
OMG! I'm wordless indeed! My favorite flower! They are awesome!
Absolutely beautiful. I love the color. Peonies are one of my favorites. They are lovely and smell wonderful.
Ours are still a couple weeks from blooming.
Marnie
Oh my, Mother had said how lovely the peonies were, but goodness they just take your breath away and in a photo - they must be stunning in person!!
I need to remind myself to try peonies next year. So many plants, so little space...
Have you ever grown Beard's Tongue? Or Coral Nymph? They are really pretty and unusual.
Kimberlyn
beautiful. I love them.
JJ--I was really lucky to get a bouquet. And they have lasted over a week! And smell sooooo good!
Tina--Mother's peonies have been the prettiest we have ever seen. Cold winter maybe--not sure, but she has really enjoyed them.
Marnie--don't they smell delicious! Peonies here bloom early, but I remember going to my daughter's graduation from Darden at UVA in May..and the peonies there were in full bloom. We had a bouquet in our room at the Inn where we stayed.
Kim, they have been gorgeous--but I have only seen them a couple of times. Mother loves having bouquets of them, and I always hate when they stop blooming. They like cold winters (I think). Susan Albert (author) told me she can't get them to grow in south Texas.
I have not grown either of those you mentioned, but aren't they considered tropical? With your Houston weather they should do great. Wonder if Cindy (my corner of katy) has ever grown them?
Carol--glad you like them.. They stayed pretty for so long. Wish they bloomed all summer!
These are so beautiful. There's nothing quite like that particular shade of pink.
Brenda
Hi Brenda--yes, that is a pretty pink isn't it? Peonies are such a spring treat.
Now I know where you got your green thumb; your Mom's blooms are stunning. I love peonies but have never been able to successfully grow them.
Incredible! Now if only I could smell them!
Nola--my Mother definetly has a green thumb. We enjoy comparing notes and garden shopping together. I am surprised peonies do so well for her here in Texas. If we don't have a cold winter,she will put ice cubes around the them at times in the winter.
Robin--they sure do smell good! I bet peonies do really well where you live.
What a lovely bouquet.
Gorgeous! I need to get out tomorrow and photograph mine and maybe make a bouquet too. :)
Thanks Pam. I really enjoyed having it in my kitchen..
Racquel--thanks, and I will look forward to your pictures! On our way to Va--will wave at you as we fly over! :)
Can you actually grow peonies in Texas? I had no idea! I must try this- I do miss having peonies! I've gone 'native' but peonies would be nice!
S. in north Texas.
S--my Mother "the green thumb" can grow them, but some years they don't do well. She puts ice cubes around the base in winter--but not this year. The snow did the trick for pretty blooms this year.
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