Potatoes at Chelsea flower show, Peonies, and the Duchesse of Roxburghe at Sotheby's

I have been all things floral the month of May.
I celebrated with peonies.

The first batch of the season's flowers always seem to be the best crop.
These lasted 8 days and every stage was glorious.

My second batch were lovely but didn't last as long.

But unlike other flowers, peonies go through such a transformation of bloom and fade out their color.

After two days they were blush and then another two they turned white.

Chelsea flower show was fun although I wonder who would maintain this garden with mirrored inserts in its water feature.