The peony garden at the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor contains a historic collection of cultivated peonies. At the moment, the tree peonies are blooming, while only a few of the peony bushes in the many garden beds have begun to open. Along a hillside path, vividly colored azaleas and rhododendrons are also in bloom.
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| The rhododendrons back up to the fence of the adjacent cemetery. |
In normal times, large numbers of visitors usually walk among the beds of peonies and along the paths, but this year people are being encouraged to stay away to avoid crowds — one more of the sad restrictions of the current pandemic. Because the peak season for the spectacular display of blossoms isn’t for a few weeks, there were very few people in the garden when we were there. The actual sign warning people away is at the entrance nearest the parking lot, and we came in from the other side after a long walk from another entrance, so we didn’t see the “Please come back another year” sign until we had already walked through the gardens.
We followed the footpaths through the woods and the meadows on the way up the hill to the formal gardens. The wildflowers are blooming everywhere. I’ve written about the Arboretum and the peony gardens many times throughout the years, but it seems new and wonderful each time I go there!
Blog post and photos © 2020 mae sander for mae food dot blog spot dot com.
11 comments:
Wow! Gorgeous flowers. I am waiting for the uds on mine to bloom! Hugs-Erika
Beautiful! It's really nice to be able to take a walk there..
Dearest Mae,
Glad that you managed to enjoy this heavenly walk.
Peonies are such gems. We had few, years back but in Georgia it is too harsh for such beauties.
Okay, back to my manuscript...
Hugs,
Mariette
This is what we need now: Beautiful, gorgeous, colorful flowers. YAY!
So pretty. I'm glad you got to take the walk before you saw the sign.
My mother raised peonies. I loved them except for the ants.
What a lovely walk. These sort of places are closed here. Have a super day!
Our favorite garden is opening next week. I'm glad because I have missed it.
Beautiful! Our Botanical Garden was closed last time I was there, so, thank you for this walk!
Oh it would have been sad to miss all that glorious bloomage Mae, the peonies are beyond beautiful, I'm pretty happy you got to enjoy them before you saw the sign 🌼🌸
Absolutely gorgeous photos, Mae. They are even more meaningful because you were able to visit during this time the garden needed to stay closed. These are beautiful photos and truly lovely gardens.
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