Hurrah! Now that's an Easter! This morning when I went out to get the paper (really) I was surprised by an open tree peony bloom, bright crimson, and three buds ready to burst. My wife has a heavy cast on her right ankle, so I packed her in the car a few hours later and drove her forty feet down the drive so she could admire these. A friend planted them for her a few years ago, and it takes them this long to finally flower. After this, they should be perennials.