Beautiful pic of a piece of your garden. It looks lush and serene. I'm with you in that I also love the fragrant doubles - and semi-doubles. One of them I hadn't intended to buy was Wladislawa, but Canadian Tire was selling off their nursery stock - well-cared-for plants, too - and I got it for $5, as well as a Yachiyotsubaki for $13. I couldn't resist at that price. One I can't wait to see is Pink Vanguard (in fact, it arrived yesterday), especially after someone here had posted a GORGEOUS pic of it.
I'm lucky that a lot of nurseries here carry peonies. Half of their stock tends to be itohs. They are way too expensive for me - $100. However, if you can catch a sale, or wait till the end of the season, decent prices can be found. Their herbaceous selection tends to be limited, but that's ok, I enjoy mail-ordering for them.
Oh, Liz, did you get La Perle after I told you about it? I hope I inspired you!
