Floral Friday – Peony

Peonies are one of my favorite early summer flower. My grandmother had white ones in a patch alongside the driveway where I grew up. I hated the ants that always crawled over the buds but when they burst open the ants went away and this wonderful perfume filled the air. When I started working for my boss 10 years ago I was delighted to see that she had white, dark pink and light pink peonies in her flower beds out back. The light pinks ones are by far my favorite because they look just like the roses she has next to the herb garden. (I’ll share the roses with you next week – or earlier if I just can’t wait!)