Red Hill Peony Estate Festival

My friend suggested we go to a Peony Festival – how could I say no to that?! I do love peonies and it was a gorgeous day, so off we went at about 8:30 this morning.

It was about an hour and twenty minutes drive to the estate and we started with a little stroll through the peony garden.

We spent quite some time with these beauties before making our way into the estate gardens. I should say that these are all shots taken with my iPhone. I wanted to get a few shots that I could post to Facebook but I did take my camera and got a heap of shots that I’ll share over the coming week.

We circled around to the main festival area where they had a few booths set up and a large marquee with tables and chairs, and peonies in vases of course. We had a couple of Pimms Cocktails and a snack, listening to the music and watching the kids playing with bubbles, and chatting and catching up on life in general.

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Such a lovely day. I made my way home at about 2 in the afternoon, suitably sunned and very relaxed. I should sleep well tonight 😊

That Pimms cocktail shot above (the line of four cocktails) was picked up by the site’s Instagram account and they asked me if they could use it in promotional material – yay!

As I said, more shots to come once I’ve edited the camera ones.

Happy Sunday lovelies.

x desleyjane


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12 responses to “Red Hill Peony Estate Festival”

  1. loisajay Avatar

    Desley–I am so glad these companies are noticing you! You not only post gorgeous photos, but you promote such great advertisement. Quit your day job! 😀

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Oh thanks so much Lois! It does make me very happy. Unfortunately they aren’t paying me so the day job must stay 😁

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        1. desleyjane Avatar

          LOL. Right?! 😁

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  2. Heyjude Avatar

    Fabulous shots DJ of the peonies and the Pimms 🙂 I especially like the black and white birdcages though.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Thanks so much Jude. Those birdcages were so cool. A great setup. Imagine them all filled with candles.

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  4. Su Leslie Avatar

    So glad they picked up your shot; it is fab!! Love the idea of a peony festival too.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar

      Isn’t it a marvelous idea?! Thank you 😊

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