@mbkriegh That peony is the most beautiful thing I have seen in a good while.
@circustiger we have a garden full of them. They are always such a joy when they emerge. The only flowers to rival them, IMHO, are dahlias, especially the Thomas Edison dahlia which is huge and deep purple.
@mbkriegh Dahlias are stunning, I think for me it is the fragility of peonies though that captures my heart. They are rarely available in Australia, and one of the things I miss most about my life in the UK, as they were quite literally everywhere.
Please feel free to post as many photos as you can! It brings me total joy to see them.