Lilies + Roses

I'm so excited that my garden is now in full bloom.  My lilies always seem to go crazy with little help from me, but my lavender isn't doing very well.  I grew from seed for the first time and had some successes and some not.  The ammi majus is one of my successes.  I also added some roses to my collection.  I'm in love with this soft purple hue of this one.  I found this vintage metal planter holder and set it in one of my wooden crates to display this garden arrangement.  I was so excited to use it that I didn't even take off the price tag (oops).

My dog found his way into this shot. 

Oh this rose!  

Peonies in the Garden

I had to share one last peony shot from the season.  Last year I planted a few peony bushes and waited through the fall and into the long cold winter for the blooms to appear.  In the age of technology, social media and instant gratification, gardening helps us practice patience - a virtue many of us need to practice from time to time.
    

White Rose Floral Arrangement

My personal style is classic.  I'm drawn to timeless styles that I will still love 20 years from now.  I think that's why I love white floral arrangements - they are classic and timeless.  How can you go wrong?

Peony Season

It's June and it's peony season here in Michigan.  As I drive, I see peonies bring pops of color to suburban lawns and see beautiful long rows of peonies in the country, far from any big box store.  Like all seasons in life, it's short lived, so I take in these amazing blooms as much as I can.  I stop while I wash the dishes and inhale their sent as they sit in a rustic mason jar near my kitchen sink.  I place a slightly opened bloom in the kid's play room.  I buy them from a local store, I cut them from friends' gardens and when I past by a stranger's yard, I still want to cut another stem.  I simply can't get enough.  Soon their large blooms will droop off the bushes, slowly turn and die away, but until then I'll cut and enjoy.  How about you?  Are you in love with the peony too?  For more peony love, follow me on Instagram and share your peony pics with me too.