27 June 2013

nature in the home







I picked a big blousey peony from the garden this morning, they've been flowering a few days already and no sooner had I popped it in the vase than it started to shed it's petals. I'm not too familiar with peonies - these plants have been in our garden since we moved here, yet this is the first time they've really bloomed, in previous years the buds seem to have just rotted away, rather than burst open. Aren't they amazing though? Like big tissue paper flowers, and interesting how the petals are so random in shape. The ants seem to like them too, do you see him in image two?

I'm joining in with Lou and her nature in the home series, this week the challenge was white. And thanks Lou for choosing my image of feathers from last week to illustrate this week's post.

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12 comments:

  1. I'M FOLLOWING YOU EVERWHERE! and this is stunning....AGAIN! X

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  2. I would love to have peonies in my garden, you are so lucky! Love the picture with the tiny bug walking over this beautiful white flower! /maria

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    1. Hi Maria, Hope you get some peonies for your garden one day :) The ants were really quite cute, I kept picking them up and placing them back outside!

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  3. So beautiful ... they really do look like tissue paper ... Bee xx

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    1. Thanks Bee :) Yes I fancy having ago at making some tissue flowers now, they'll last a little longer anyhow!

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  4. So beautiful, love the picture with the little ant. We have some lovely pink ones in our garden but they have all fallen over with the weight of the blooms. Perfect excuse to cut them for inside though! xx

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    1. Thanks Caroline. That's the only trouble with them - too blousey for their own good!

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  5. absolutely gorgeous!!! that's funny with the peonies...sometimes mine last for days and days, and other times, just like yours, I can almost watch the petals fall. nature's mystery!

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    1. Thanks Steph. Glad to hear it's not just me that happens too :)

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    1. It really was, I think the fanciest in our garden all year!

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