In researching for this blog about Peonies and Mom, I see that many others have written extensively about their love of this special and fleeting bloom.  In our own gardens, they only last a month or so but with the global marketplace blooming we can purchase Peonies throughout the summer.  Below are a few wonderful examples of other writings on the Peony.  Why reinvent the wheel as they say.

http://followyourfeelgood.com/my-mother-peonies-an...

http://www.katrinakenison.com/2016/06/15/a-bouquet...

http://www.hometalk.com/3673594/peonies-in-loving-...