(Our first Calendula)
It is so wonderful being able to see everyone’s gardens and photos this year. The internet is a wonderful thing! I saw a banana flower for the first time at The Green Box Garden. I came across the most beautiful pink and white Double Peony that Drucilla Mott posted here.
Two things are funny about that. The first is I always loved the look of peony but asked my mom not to put them in our garden because they only last so long and I can’t stand all the petals on the ground. I remember at my Gran’s, she had a huge bush out front, it was all I could do not to yank it out! There were always brown petals everywhere you looked. If I tried to tidy it up, she’d get upset. I vowed never to grow one at my house.
After Gran passed on, there were legal issues and the house sat vacant for a year. We weren’t able to clean up or do anything. The yard went to pot! By the time everything was settled, the flowers had bloomed, and gone. I never had flower gardens then. I wouldn’t have known if something was a weed or a keeper. All I did know is that I wanted to dig some of them up to still have a part of her. She loved her gardens!
We dug up a bunch of stuff, not knowing everything we had. Mom said there was a small peony plant out back and really wanted it. I caved. We had no idea what kind it was. This year, once everything blooms we might get a few surprises!
So the other night I went out and took a few snapshots of things that were about ready to open:
(The peony) 
(Poppy)
The next morning I woke up to this:
It’s a double peony! Not only that, the base has the slightest shade of pink. LOL! Not anywhere near as striking or bold as Drucilla’s but how uncanny!
Just look at this Poppy! 
I have no idea what these are:
I’ll look them up one day!
Happy Gardening and thanks to everyone who share their gardens with us!
