After Style Court's series of posts about peonies, I've been on the look out for them at the Farmer's Market and other places. I saw some last weekend, but at $6.00/stem, I felt that was a bit much, especially since I was sure that they'd lose most of their petals before I even got them home.
This morning, the Farmers' Market was full of peonies. 
Some were still closed tightly and some were blousy and full. I bought a bunch of white ones, streaked with pink and some pink ones. 
You could have kept track of my where-abouts at the market by following the trail of dropping petals. 
I expect them to last a day or two, but at $3.00 for a bunch of 10 flowers, I am not complaining.
Some were still closed tightly and some were blousy and full. I bought a bunch of white ones, streaked with pink and some pink ones. You could have kept track of my where-abouts at the market by following the trail of dropping petals. I expect them to last a day or two, but at $3.00 for a bunch of 10 flowers, I am not complaining.
I adore peonies, and am going to get a start from my mother who has had the most beautiful blooms since I was a little girl.
ReplyDeleteThey are so beautiful! I wish I had a farmers market like that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, beautiful deal! I went to our summer farmers' market for the first time yesterday...good stuff but alas no peonies.
ReplyDeleteI love them, they will always remind me of my mother. Count yourself lucky though, they retail for $15 a stem down here, and that's when they're available. They are truly one of the things I miss most about living in the northeast. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI recently recieved a boquet of these pink & white with some freesia in a tall clear rectangular vase .....so pretty!
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Sweet!!! I thought I had peonies growing in my backyard, but I wasn't 100% sure because the pink streaks were throwing me for a loop. I'm going to take your word for it and say that I have peonies because they look exactly like the flowers you have today.
ReplyDeleteSeems none of us can get enough of your peonies. Fabulous photos. Thank you.
ReplyDeletewhy are the prettiest things in life the most expensive? like moi, for instance? hehe
ReplyDeleteGorgeous & decadent!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAdd a tsp of 7UP to the water & they'll last longer.
So beautiful, Meg! I love the way you put them in that blue vase, too - very nice combination. Have a great Memorial Day!
ReplyDeleteYour patience paid off - gorgeous.
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ReplyDeleteThose are absolutely stunning. I haven't found them in my part of Atlanta....Style Court lives downtown. I may have to go to Trader Joes tomorrow and see if I can find some!
Have a great Memorial Day. I just watched the PBS special from the lawn of the Capital, brought memories back of being on the lawn myself two years ago!
Blessings...
I learned today from ennui (blog) that you can cut peony blossoms, wrap them in plastic and put them in your fridge for a month or two. Put them in water, and viola, you have new peonies later in the season!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Meg - some of my favourites too. I think I will try Rita's trick, xv.
ReplyDeletegorgeous vase too - peonies are a fave of mine too.
ReplyDeleteMarnie... the vase is actually a glass. It's mid-century glassware decorated in the style of Wedgwood's jasperware. I have some in the blue and also in a sage green. It's fun stuff.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Am I the only one who thinks this way...
ReplyDeleteif you were a flower vendor, wouldn't you rather sell all of your flowers each week at a lower price than sell none at the higher price? It makes no sense to me.
Gail... one of the places where I get flowers discounts them on Saturday afternoons because they're closed for the next three days.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty. I had some bloom in my back yard (transported from my old back yard) and was so busy with other things I didn't get around to cutting them for a vase inside. Glad you found some nice blooms.
ReplyDeleteI am sooooo jealous every time you East Coasters show off the GORGEOUS peonies that actually grow in your area... le sigh!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great deal. I do love peonies...but not the price!
ReplyDeleteGood for you. I would have bought a ton of them - so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have been longing for them in my garden recently! I have seen some beauties in the neighborhood and thinking that I haven't had them in my garden since I lived in Illinois.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that Mother Nature always plans a storm when my peonies open? In my garden the peonies could be a metaphorical painting for Dashed Hope. Even so, the petals scattered across the gravel pathway looked like the scene of a Japanese wedding.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful!
ReplyDeletemoney well spent.
ReplyDeleteWhat a price!! Fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI adore peonies, and had several plants in my Pacific Northwest Garden. But now I am in Southern California, and they just don't do well here. You can find them in the florists, but they are far too dear.
I am trying to be mindful of embracing one's own ecological region, but sometimes I long for things that are impossible. Peonies are one. Lilacs are another.
They are worth it for the photos alone...beautiful! And I love your blue glass vase. Is that actually a drinking glass? I can't tell from the photo but it's stunning.
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