Perfect Peonies
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I love flowers, especially peonies. Raspberry peonies are my favorite flowers in the whole world!:
When my home is professionally photographed, you will see simple arrangements of peonies on my table:
Yesterday I stopped by a little herb and plant farm for the first time in search of fresh peonies:
But as you can see from my pictures, I was about three days early:
But her gardens were so pretty, I do not mind having to go back:
Such a beautiful place! They sell herb plants and cut flowers. The cut peonies are only $1.00 each- I am going back next week and getting an armload! And they even have three mascots walking around:
On my way home, I stopped at a friend’s and her peonies were blossoming like crazy:
She let me cut a few and I came home and played:
A little tip I learned about irises- when the flower begins to die:
Just snap it off to make room for the new blooms:
I think they look best when grouped together in one color:
Or not one color is very pretty too:
One great decorating idea I want to give you is using a white pitcher vase for flowers. Since I purchased, it is my favorite vase to use. Right now I have the vase filled with lilacs:
The flowers look even better in this white vase! I am so glad I bought it.These lilacs are on their way out. They lasted almost a week with changing the water and cutting the stems every other day. I can’t wait until I fill with my raspberry peonies! I will post a picture. Just remember before you bring in your peonies, dunk them in cold water and shake gently to get all of those little ants out!Don’t you love peonies? Are they your favorites too? I hope you enjoyed. Have a wonderful weekend my friends!