The Peonies are in bloom finally.

[Niagara]

I took some cuttings today and placed them in a vase.

Don't worry, I did shake them and looked them over a few times before bringing the cuttings inside.

[SheltieLover]

1. Beautiful

My mom had a bed of peonies & I always loved them. Lots of lilacs & other flowers, too.

[Niagara]

2. Thank you, SheltieLover

They seem to last a tad longer if display some cuttings inside the home.

[SheltieLover]

5. Yes, she used to shake some out to bring inside, too

Same with lilacs.

Ty for the pleasant trip down memory lane.

[Niagara]

10. You're always welcome, SheltieLover

[SharonClark]

3. Lovely

Mine, in central Iowa, are finished for the year. It was lovely while it lasted. Now, the mock orange bushes are in bloom and very fragrant.

[Niagara]

7. Thank you, SharonClark

It's disappointing that they don't have a long life span.

Those mock orange bushes are lovely too!

[Marthe48]

15. The mock orange in my yard

Finished last week. It was so full this year.

[LuckyCharms]

4. Very pretty, and a well staged photo, Niagara!

[Niagara]

8. Thank you so much, Lucky!

[AllaN01Bear]

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[Niagara]

9. Thank you, AllaN01Bear

[MIButterfly]

11. So pretty! Thanks for sharing!

[Niagara]

12. Thank you, MIButterfly!

Absolutely!

[LoisB]

13. Beautiful.

[Niagara]

14. Thank you, LoisB

[Marthe48]

16. I have some white ones my mom planted

She loved transplanting plants ftom old places we lived to new places. I started calling her Myrtle Appleseed

[Niagara]

18. Myrtle Appleseed!

I love that story. Thank you for sharing, Marthe48.

[Marthe48]

19. I sent my Mom some ramps when she lived in Colorado

Where we used to live in s.e. Ohio county, the wild ramps dominated the early spring woodlands. We'd go dig them up for use. I noticed they mostly lived on one side of the tiny creeks heading down to the bottoms. Anyway, my Mom loved ramps, so I dug some to send her, thought at least some of them would stay fresh enough to use.

She was glad to get the ramps, but by the time they got to her, there were mostly spoiled. She planted the roots beside her cabin and by golly, they came back for several years. Nothing will eat them here, that I know of, but she said the chipmunks ate hers, so ultimately her effort to start ramps in the Rockies didn't work out.

[efhmc]

20. What are ramps? Please.

[Marthe48]

21. They are related to onions

I've heard them called wild leeks.

If you google ramps wild food plant, you'll see pictures of the plant.

It takes 7 years for the plant to mature. They became popular as a foraged plant, and in some places, are disappearing. You can even get ramp flavored seasoning.

Here is a link that tells more: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/ramps-allium-tricoccum/#:~:text=Allium%20tricoccum%20%E2%80%93%20commonly%20known%20as,and%20sweet%20spring%20onion%20flavor.

[efhmc]

25. Thank you.

[Niagara]

22. Those chipmunks and squirrels will eat just about anything

You just taught me about wild leeks today, Marthe48!

[Marthe48]

23. I didn't mean to get off the topic of your pretty flowers

I can't talk about plants, flowers, trees without thinking of my Mom's passion for helping things stay alive and grow

[Niagara]

24. There's nothing wrong with thinking about your mom or going down memory lane, Marthe48

[Marthe48]

17. I have seen a guy on Reels

I can't remember his name. He's got a fabulous body, dresses in a loin cloth and stands in his garden talking about his peonies. Lol

[debm55]

26. Those are beautiful. Thank you Niagara.

[Niagara]

28. Thank you, Debbie

[applegrove]

27. Trojan horses for bugs!!! But beautiful.

[Niagara]

29. I shake, inspect, dunk the stems in water and refrigerate, applegrove

I'm always on the lookout for bugs!

[applegrove]

30. Good on you. And the bugs thank you too.