Add romance to your garden or landscape with spectacular peonies. These long-lived perennials produce large, fragrant blooms in striking colors in spring and early summer. They attract butterflies and ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The peony ...

Question: I was at an old pioneer-type cemetery last week where the graves were at least 100 years old. One thing I notices is that they had incredible peonies, unlike any I’ve seen in anyone’s yard.

Michener and Adelman, an arboretum plant curator and grower-seller respectively, share their expertise on the heavenly scented garden beauty known as the peony and its varieties. Around a quarter of ...

We are blessed with a long growing season in the coastal Bay Area, but sometimes our good fortune is also our bad luck. Just ask peony lovers, and there are many, who have tried to get herbaceous ...

A peony arrangement by Washington florist Jo Oliver. Peonies have captivated gardeners since classical times and have never fallen from favor. As anyone can see, their drama and beauty is for the ages ...

Peonies fall over due to external factors like harsh weather, weak stems, or they're not being planted deep enough. To prevent them from falling over, move your peonies to a sunnier location, plant ...

The poet who coined the phrase “Good things come to those who wait,” obviously had peonies in mind. Besides rewarding our patience, Fernleaf peonies are perfect Memorial Day remembrance plants. Like ...

This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Lush, fragrant peonies are one of the most breathtaking perennial flowers, ...