as in there yet. are we there yet ? last look for scapes and the answer is not yet. soon. just not yet. the bearded iris are in bloom. and the lupine are sending up scapes. the peony have ants working on their swollen bursting buds. time is coming.
a north east ohio garden
an ongoing experiment in the dirt, 35 plus years
a north east ohio garden 
Ants in the peonies?
Peonies secret something on the buds that attract ants. https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2018/5/antsOnPeonies/#:~:text=Peony%20flowers%20provide%20food%20for,of%20the%20peony%20flower%20buds.&text=While%20the%20ants%20are%20feeding,feed%20on%20the%20flower%20buds.
I think I now know too much.
There are medicines for that. They are dispensed in one, two, and three fingered increments.
Thanks doc.
Such delicate beauty!