![Kamata Nishiki tree peony](https://i0.wp.com/www.commonweeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5-26-Kamata-Nishiki-TP.jpg?resize=800%2C591&ssl=1)
It is tree peony season on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls. There are a number of tree peonies, but not all of them have retained their names. No matter. They are all still stunning. We have been promised a few days of hot weather. I hope the tree peonies don’t mind too much.
![Shimanishiki tree peony](https://i0.wp.com/www.commonweeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5-26-Shimanishiki-TP.jpg?resize=743%2C700&ssl=1)
This tree peony took a beating in the rain – and now here we are fearing the hot sun.
![tree peony](https://i0.wp.com/www.commonweeder.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/5-26-tree-peony-pink.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
Of course other flowers and blooming trees are blooming on the Bridge, but the Tree Peonies are particularly ephemeral and I wait for them every year.