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The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is bursting with color and is expected to continue blooming through mid-June. Believed to be the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America, the garden produces up to 10,000 flowers at peak bloom and is open every day from sunrise to sunset. Click a photo to open a larger version with captions.
The peony garden is open to the public this year after being closed during 2020 due to the pandemic. 
This is one of the historic herbaceous peony cultivars that were introduced into gardens throughout the 19th century and into the first half of the 20th. 
Delta Wilseck was visiting the gardens with her family and enjoyed smelling the peonies. 
Janet Kohler is one of the many artists who spend time in the peony garden, drawing inspiration from the blooms. 
Artist Janet Kohler displays her finished pastel landscape and the garden scene that inspired it. 
A full double-form peony. 
A wasp-mimic fly lands on a single-form peony of a variety known as “Helen.” 
A garden visitor photographs the flowers. 
Walkways in the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden are lined with varieties of colorful blooms such as this one, known as Albiflora, the Bride.
