Cake Optimist: So Succulent

I'm sort of obsessed with plants. Succulents and peonies are my current favorites. Luckily in Oregon, there are a lot of both. Apparently this is a pretty big area for peonies. There are many peony farms around here, and some of them are open for looking around. The prettiest one is called Adelman Gardens. http://peonyparadise.com/ It looks like some magic gardener's house. They have amazing flower beds full of labeled peonies and for a few months out of the year, you can just walk around. They have tons of plants for sale and then a big room where you can see all of the blooms and buy cut flowers. I have seen LOTS of pins of peonies, especially in wedding stuff, but I had no idea they were that diverse. Here are some of my favorites.

This is the only not-labeled one that I remember. Why you might ask... because it's called CHEDDAR SURPRISE! Awesome!

When I went to the Farmer's Market, I couldn't pass up the succulents I found. They were $13 for 5 three inch pots. I'm not sure who this grower is, but his pots were OVERFLOWING! I've been doing a little research on succulents and I figured I could separate the plants and come out of the deal with a lot more that I paid for. When I got home, I counted over 50 little individual plants and 6 different types in my 5 pots. I got some cactus mix from Home Depot and got to planting.

Most plants look like this...