Persistent rain and routine garden chores notwithstanding, it’s peak peony season. I’ve been indulging heavily in these beauties. A visit to the New York Botanical Gardens where the Peony Walk was abundant in blooms and a special dinner at the show garden of Peony’s Envy Farm in New Jersey that was ablaze in all colors and types of the flower have me absolutely besotted. Seriously, can there ever be such a thing as too many peonies?!

It really is time to stop and smell the peonies.

I won’t say anything more. Instead, I serve up an plethora of photographs. If only I could share the fragrance to accompany such beauties.

(c) 2025 Shobha Vanchiswar

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