May 25, 2018

Peonies From My Garden

What I’m Wearing

White Cropped Cami // Striped Linen Culottes (Old, similar here, affordable versions here & here) // Espadrilles ($45! Last seen here) // Gal Meets Glam Scarf (Last seen here) // Lipstick (Last seen here)

Peonies From My Garden

My Beloved Peonies From My Garden

I’ve loved peonies for as long as I can remember, but who doesn’t?! I mean, they are just so stunning! When I moved into my first house, I knew a peony bush had to be planted in the front garden right away. I didn’t know much about peonies, or how to care for them, I just knew I loved them so I jumped right in. The first year it had only 2 blooms, the next only 4 blooms, but this year it had at least 20 blooms! I brought them all inside to fill my home with their beauty & lovely fragrance. Sometimes, I would catch myself just staring at them! They look so light & soft like cotton candy, they look unreal. Ben & I have dreams of one day having a large garden filled with flowers to harvest not only for ourselves, but to have an abundance to share with our friends & family. What better gift to give than fresh flowers?

Future Garden Dreams

Our future garden will be full of flowers. Different flowers so that some will be in bloom for each season. Peonies, tulips, ranunculus, lilacs, & hyacinth in the spring, sunflowers, hydrangeas, snapdragons, & English lavender in the summer, dahlias in the fall, & anemones & jasmine in the winter. How dreamy does that sound? I recently added Cut Flower Garden to our wedding registry, which is a book on how to grow, cut, & arrange seasonal blooms. This book looks so good & helpful for our future garden. I’ve also been pinning lovely images to my Farm Dreams board for years. We can’t wait to make this dream a reality someday.