photo by Jen Martin Studios
Ahh, peony season is just ending! The weekly harvest of four or five buckets for the market has dwindled to two or three bunches. We did manage to create four gorgeous wedding bouquets during this special season.
Peonies are floral perfection: voluptuous blooms, superb fragrance and colors, sturdy stems and low maintenance plants. From the flouncy Sarah Bernhardt to the brash, blood red Coral Charm- I love them all! No matter how many we have I don't see why we can't find room for a few more. In fact, a customer just offered me some Hawaiin Corals from the house she is selling as she has no where for them to go. Of course, the only charitable thing one can do here is take in the orphaned plants.
Peony lust can blur the line between right and wrong if you're not careful. Years ago, a dear friend of mine noticed that a shrub at the public school was completely overgrowing the exquisite peony next to it. She was able to convince the school's groundskeeper that she should just take the peony home. It was huge and required a major excavation. She thought it best to do this surreptitiously in case any other peony lovers were lurking about. It has since flourished into three prolific bushes with blooms that are a complex blend of off white and pure beauty.
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