Is there a more encouraging sign in spring than the emergence of the peony stems?
![They're baaaccckkk They're baaaccckkk](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/51/517827/theyre-baaaccckkk-L-4Lkna0.jpeg)
These tough as nails performers come back year after year without fail; and that's saying something when you have conditions like mine.
Soon, we'll see these:
![They're baaaccckkk They're baaaccckkk](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/51/517827/theyre-baaaccckkk-L-rMWG2s.jpeg)
Turn into these:
![They're baaaccckkk They're baaaccckkk](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/51/517827/theyre-baaaccckkk-L-zqfvUp.jpeg)
Unless you're like me and the deer decide to chow down one night on every single one of the buds on three different plants:
![They're baaaccckkk They're baaaccckkk](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/51/517827/theyre-baaaccckkk-L-myyH4w.jpeg)
That WILL not happen this year.
Guaranteed.