As promised a while back, here are the photos I took of my parents' peonies and blue indigo. These plants have been in their yard since I was a little girl ...
The blue indigo is a division of a plant that grows in my grandparents' yard. I hope to transplant some in our yard next spring.
And for good measure, here is a closeup of the white wildflower blooming in the background. This too has been around for years and it grows prolifically all over their yard:
Pretty!
The white one looks like rosa multiflora - we have that in our backyard and I recently figured out what it was (I had blog post on it...somewhere...). It's a noxious weed or something like that, lol! One of my commenters explained that was because it's extremely hard to get rid of and tends to take over an area. :) I always get a wonderful education from my readers when I post nature pictures!
Posted by: Amy | June 26, 2006 at 08:23 AM
Yep, that's what it is. An exotic invasive. better to get rid of it if you still can.
The peonies are drop-dead gorgeous!!!!!
Posted by: Theresa | June 26, 2006 at 11:21 AM
Gorgeous peonies. I'm especially partial to the indigo. I have one and the plant foilage is wonderful, and nothing dresses up a bouquet more than indigo.
As you can tell, I'm catching up on your garden blog. Finally, I rec'd my new-used camera and will be posting new garden shots soon. I took them this morning with my coffee! :)
Enjoy your spot of heaven,
Teri
Posted by: Teri | June 26, 2006 at 12:20 PM
Beautiful photos Dawn! I have not ever tried to plant indigo. It is beautiful!
Posted by: Rebecca | June 27, 2006 at 02:04 AM