I think I like gardening

The peonies finally exploded! They are just so pretty. Unfortunately, it rained for a week straight right when they were blooming, so they got a bit waterlogged and broke a few stems. But we've had 2 days of sun since then, so I thought I'd show you all what they look like.

This is the best view I could get of all of them, but you can really only see 2 plants. There is another one behind the pink peonies.



These are my favorites! Not quite as huge, but with 3 layers of petals. First the dark pink wide petals, then some feathery white ones, then the center is fluffy pinky-cream. They're amazing!


The third plant has lighter pink flowers. They are just so awesomely ruffly. And I don't usually like girly things, but these are fun.




The rain did quite a doozy on the roses. They are not happy at all. But I did manage to find one that wasn't too bad.

This weekend I also planted dahlias (quite an experiment, we'll have to see if I did it right - I'll keep you posted) and some ornamental grasses in yellow and black along our entry sidewalk. I'm waiting until we get some pretty mulch around them to show them off.