Coming up Roses…
May 22, 2010The adorables call these “the pricker bushes” and they don’t have the same affinity for these roses as I do.
Mostly because they remind me of my favorite flower…
The Peony – Sarah Bernhardt, to be exact.
Which blooms, thanks to…
Ants!
Its an old wives tale that peonies need ants to bloom or be pollinated by them (which I believed until 30 seconds ago when I just read otherwise), but its really the sweet nectar they love to eat. Think of it like an ant’s hot fudge sundae. With a brownie. Heated.
Last year I reworked this area of my garden. I had 8 or 9 rose bushes in here, but they weren’t happy, so I moved them to the front and replaced them with lillies.
Here they are pre-blooms. This will smell super-sweet in a month or so.
Now this is what I’m currently losing sleep over:
This is one of my Blue Endless Summer Hydrangeas. This one is now more than 6 feet tall and 7 feet across. I have 5 of these in the backyard, and I CAN’T WAIT for them to bloom.
In a month or so, this will be covered in gorgeous blue blooms.
Ahhhh summer….
Hydrangeas in late summer...
After the Winter
Thanks to the Cows...
Now That's Fresh...
Marla
on May 22, 2010 8:55 amI miss gardening! It’s creating something all the time, and so rewarding, and great exercize!
Whitney Trujillo
on May 23, 2010 11:30 amWow, those hydrangeas are going to be gorgeous!! So jealous!
Jenny
on May 25, 2010 7:52 amI LOVE hydrangeas. I have 4 or so…but they’re all little baby ones right now. 🙂
Ellen
on June 2, 2010 8:43 pmI love peonies! They don’t grow well where I live, but I did get to have them in my wedding. Your garden is lovely. I need to work in mine right now.