It's almost July (just a couple more days) and the late-blooming lollypop azalea is doing its namesake duty -- popping open. I love its habit of opening one bud at a time vs. all at once.
And the single-style tree peony is loving its new (recent) location on a southwest facing slope with shelter from a Japanese maple and a nearby fence; however, these conditions are great for growth, but my buddy goes from bud in early June...
...to blossom
...to baldness in just a couple of days :-(
P.S. Ever notice how the developing seed heads on tree peonies look
like the hat of a court jester?
