The garden beside the 18th century Spielhaus of Hohenheim University’s Exotic Garden has a number of mature tree peonies. Like red corals, their new leaves are emerging now.
I took these pictures yesterday while it was snowing.
Because I really haven’t been gardening here in Stuttgart, for this year’s Bloom Days and Foliage Follow Ups I will record the flowers and leaves of this nearby, very pretty perennials and woody plants garden.
Thanks to Pam at Digging for hosting Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Follow Up the 16th of every month.
If you were with me
We should need no light
But peonies.— Grace Hazard Conkling, from “Diary Written on Peony Petals“
enclos*ure 
Really stunning images and beautiful quote. I will be looking forward to your future posts.