(It’s Debbie Reynolds from over on Discord) Wow, what a post! And you are definitely in a warmer planting zone than I, although I agree, all of a sudden things are EARLY! I was expecting a late spring, we only just mowed for the first time last week, the spring bulbs were barely out—and now the lilacs are budded up! Two days ago I saw no color (other than leaves) on our apple tree, today it’s a little white! Peonies were one of my grandma’s favorite flowers—my MIL as well, and she grew “tree peonies”. We say PEE oh KNEES here. Mine have buds, the ones up next to the house, anyway. Before we know it, it’ll be high summer!
she's green to the top of the mountain here and the snowball bush really whitened today in the warm weather.
Peonies and lilacs are my favorite flowers of all - I had those in my wedding arrangement, though I had to use artificial ones since it wasn't quite in season yet.
I've also heard pee OH nees too as a pronunciation. Shouldn't surprise us that it has different pronunciations, I suppose - its an old flower.
My patch of peonies is compromised of a clump that I got from my grandmother who got them from my mother who got them from her grandmother's farm, so those flowers have memory for me too
When my nephew moved into Grandma’s house after Grandpa was gone, he said he was going to mow off the peonies—which had been there for more than 50 years—and us kids had to be careful when sledding in the back yard, go PAST the peony clumps! LOL I dug them up—5 or 6 clumps if I remember, and brought them home and divided them. I gave away at least 20 bulbs and planted over 30 here. I have pink and white, and one dark pink. My mother-in-law grew the kind which have a tiny tree at the base, so the flowers are up off the ground—I’ve always wanted to get one, but I think the time for flowerbeds is past. If I can mow around it and it crowds out the weeds, fine, it stays.
I have a snowball bush in honor of my Dad’s mother. Hers, in my memory, was 20’ tall, LOL. I had a really hard time getting it to grow as the deer just took the tips off constantly.
In fact, that’s why we don’t garden anymore—couldn’t keep up with the weeds and deer. And I travel so much now.
Another flower that Grandma always grew is Sweet William. I’ve never managed those, either. Grandpa was a champion with dahlias and glads.
In the house, I have my great-great-grandmother’s giant Christmas cactus. I think it’s the oldest thing I have.
(It’s Debbie Reynolds from over on Discord) Wow, what a post! And you are definitely in a warmer planting zone than I, although I agree, all of a sudden things are EARLY! I was expecting a late spring, we only just mowed for the first time last week, the spring bulbs were barely out—and now the lilacs are budded up! Two days ago I saw no color (other than leaves) on our apple tree, today it’s a little white! Peonies were one of my grandma’s favorite flowers—my MIL as well, and she grew “tree peonies”. We say PEE oh KNEES here. Mine have buds, the ones up next to the house, anyway. Before we know it, it’ll be high summer!
you found me! lol
she's green to the top of the mountain here and the snowball bush really whitened today in the warm weather.
Peonies and lilacs are my favorite flowers of all - I had those in my wedding arrangement, though I had to use artificial ones since it wasn't quite in season yet.
I've also heard pee OH nees too as a pronunciation. Shouldn't surprise us that it has different pronunciations, I suppose - its an old flower.
My patch of peonies is compromised of a clump that I got from my grandmother who got them from my mother who got them from her grandmother's farm, so those flowers have memory for me too
When my nephew moved into Grandma’s house after Grandpa was gone, he said he was going to mow off the peonies—which had been there for more than 50 years—and us kids had to be careful when sledding in the back yard, go PAST the peony clumps! LOL I dug them up—5 or 6 clumps if I remember, and brought them home and divided them. I gave away at least 20 bulbs and planted over 30 here. I have pink and white, and one dark pink. My mother-in-law grew the kind which have a tiny tree at the base, so the flowers are up off the ground—I’ve always wanted to get one, but I think the time for flowerbeds is past. If I can mow around it and it crowds out the weeds, fine, it stays.
I have a snowball bush in honor of my Dad’s mother. Hers, in my memory, was 20’ tall, LOL. I had a really hard time getting it to grow as the deer just took the tips off constantly.
In fact, that’s why we don’t garden anymore—couldn’t keep up with the weeds and deer. And I travel so much now.
Another flower that Grandma always grew is Sweet William. I’ve never managed those, either. Grandpa was a champion with dahlias and glads.
In the house, I have my great-great-grandmother’s giant Christmas cactus. I think it’s the oldest thing I have.