tree peony

Meet this tree peony!
We came across this particularly beautiful ones to accent one of our most recent event. Peonies in general have a lot of presence. So even one stem of it makes a statement. (so I often think!)
But peonies in November?
Well, they come from country such as New Zealand which has seasons in opposite cycle to ours.
So we were able to have peony focused event recently and it was beautiful!
One thing though about tree peonies (which is different from peonies)are that they are rather hard to "plan". I feel there are some flowers that you just meet and not plan. But when we are able to find them in perfect timing, I wouldn't hesitate to use them!

November is ending already! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday!

kaz@ibg

hydrangea

It's the season of fall hydrangea!
When the cooler weather of autumn starts to arrive little by little, the fall hydrangea begins to show up in the flower market.
Aren't they beautiful?
I can't decide if I like the blue hydrangea or these dusty aqua green hydrangea better.
If you leave them in a shallow water to slow down the hydration, they often dry really nicely and you can enjoy them a bit longer!

kaz@ibg