Photographed this afternoon in the front garden. The peony -
Paeonia officinalis 'Rubra Plena' - and the Korean lilac,
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' have been getting ever closer. This year they overlapped.
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| Paeonia officinalis 'Rubra Plena' with Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' |
The peony is one of the few survivors from the garden when we first moved here 19 years ago. There wasn't a lot here - but the peony was certainly worth it's place. It's a cottage garden favourite; long lived, hardy, tough as old boots - I once planted one upside down and it still flowered the next year - and tends to get passed around by chopping off a chunk of the woody rootstock. Which explains why it's in so many local gardens.
The little Korean lilac,
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' has been a later addition but earns its spot with a lovely May scent and pretty little leaves for the rest of the season. And the scent is fantastic. I don't have room for the larger lilacs but this smaller one makes up for any disappointment I might feel.
