Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: peonies

Originally we had an unruly cinquefoil that needed a new home; one of us suggested this spot. In it went; we added a few annuals and moved an astilbe to keep it company. Everything died except the cinquefoil. We tried a different set of plants the next year, with similar results. Over the years we've concluded that this plot's fatal to nearly everything (including, in the end, the cinquefoil). This isn't really a garden; it's a torture chamber for plants. The current inmates: Peony, Poppies, a Red Hot Poker, two Lilies (one quite strange), and a pair of Yuccas. And a Sedum we hope gets bigger; it's front and center in this picture.

I love peonies, but long ago concluded that they are poorly engineered.

In my brother and sister's front yard. Desaturated (just slightly) to bring out the details. They're actually even redder than this.)

But they are pretty.

A year ago I shot some more macro pix. I'm really quite pleased with the day's 366 Snaps shot . ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 17 Title of " roll :" Dew on the Daylilies Other photos taken on 10/8/2012: In the afternoon I headed to Sebewa on what amounted to a scouting trip for the 366 Snaps project. I found some nice color .