A Peony Nodded Back

“The little boy nodded at the peony and the peony seemed to nod back. The little boy was neat, clean and pretty. The peony was unchaste, dishevelled as peonies must be, and at the height of its beauty.(...) Every hour is filled with such moments, big with significance for someone.”
  Robertson Davies

Somewhere peonies must be getting ready to blossom. Such a beautiful flower! I have the most gorgeous shade of pink in my garden!
SPB

And the wind upon its way whispered the boughs of May, And touched the nodding peony flowers to bid them waken.
Siegfried Sassoon


I hope that I have given you something to think about today! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Daily Thoughts on Peonies!!

"The garden should be adorned with roses and lilies, the turnsole, violets, and mandrake; there you should have parsley, cost, fennel, southern-wood, coriander, sage, savory, hyssop, mint, rue, dittany, smallage, pellitory, lettuces, garden-cress, and peonies. There should also be beds planted with onions, leeks, garlic, pumpkins and shallots. The cucumber growing in its lap, the drowsy poppy, the daffodil and brank-ursine ennoble a garden. Nor are there wanting, if occasion further thee, pottage-herbs: beets, herb-mercury, orache, sorrel and mallows, anise, mustard, white pepper and wormwood do good service to the gardener."

Alexander of Neckam (1157 - 1217)

While I don't have anything that grand growing in my garden, I do have some brand new peonies and one is almost ready to burst!
I have no idea how old it is. We bought a house that replaced a "tear down" and suddenly, I have several peonies growing along the back fence. Going to try to move them. Scared to death to try, but a fence is going in and they will likely get trampled. Would love to move them closer to the house.



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