I used to pay $5 a stem at Central Market for peonies and now they are growing right outside the door. The climate in Maine is a breeding ground for flowers that I’ve never seen or smelled before. The air here is just filled with sweet scents of lilac and balsam. Not much is sweeter.
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Beautiful! I know how happy this must make you.
It’s so lush here. We will see how the veggies go!
I would be in Heaven! Isn’t it amazing the difference in climates and the way things THRIVE?! Same here in SE Texas. We can grow so much more than in N Texas.