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The Most Beautiful Flower #26

Posted on December 6, 2023 by johnvic8

I love peonies…the antique herbaceous varieties from my grandmother and the tree peonies. Several years ago I learned of a new breed of peonies…Itoh (intersectional) peonies. They are a cross between the herbaceous and tree varieties. And they are beautiful. … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #5

Posted on June 23, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s MBF is an heirloom peony that came to me from my Aunt Martha in Chatham, VA. She got it from my grandmother, and I believe it has been in our family for close to a century. I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #3

Posted on June 7, 2023 by johnvic8

The next in my series of the Most Beautiful Flower that grew in my gardens is a pink tree peony. I had never grown tree peonies before moving to North Carolina. This one came from the garden center with only … Continue reading →

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A Photo a Week Challenge: Multiple Shapes

Posted on September 8, 2021 by johnvic8

Nancy Merrill’s weekly challenge is to share photos involving multiple shapes. This photo of an heirloom peony is a good example of multiple shapes coming together to make a breathtakingly lovely flower. The peony was a gift from my Aunt … Continue reading →

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An Anniversary: #7

Posted on January 31, 2021 by johnvic8

At the end of January 2014, I started A Walk in the Garden. I hoped to share some observations about one of the loves of my life–gardening–and to attract attention to the two books I published over that period. Photography … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: A Plate of Peony Petals

Posted on May 9, 2016 by johnvic8

Today is Monday and time for In a Vase on Monday, hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. For this week’s offering I thought I might try something a bit different. My peonies continue to be delightful this year but are … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day: September 2015

Posted on September 22, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at My Hesperides Garden. The arrival of fall is accompanied by a number of subtle changes in the garden. Peonies are beginning to go dormant and the edges of their foliage is browning. That … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Going and Coming

Posted on May 18, 2015 by johnvic8

This week’s Vase is filled with some of the last peonies and a few of the earliest blooms on the ‘Anthony Waterer’ spirea. It is truly a time of transition in my garden, as I start to look for late spring/summer and … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: 22 March 2015

Posted on March 22, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day hosted by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. Spring is making its presence felt in my garden, waking up plants that have been a bit sleepy for awhile. I thought it might … Continue reading →

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A Garden Review of 2014: October-December

Posted on December 26, 2014 by johnvic8

Here at the end of the year is the final chapter of A Garden Review of 2014. Thanks (and a very Happy New Year) to Cathy at WordsandHerbs for initiating this idea for sharing the key events/plants in our garden in quarterly reviews during … Continue reading →

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