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How To Care For Peonies

With some simple peony care in spring, you can give plants a head start on the growing season. Here's what you need to do to ...
Cut back the stems, and dig a large circle around the plant to avoid damaging the roots when you lift the peony from the ...
There are three kinds of peonies—herbaceous, tree, and intersectional—that have different care needs and uses. Use peonies as in flower beds, mixed beds, along borders, or as statement pieces to add ...
If you want to learn how to grow exceptional flowers and bulbs, “The Flower Garden Deck” (Adams Media, 2025), by Jon Vanzile, is for you. This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 ...
Peonies are beloved for their lush blooms and longevity, making them a staple in many Indiana gardens. Purdue Extension has just released a revised edition of “Growing Peonies in the Indiana Landscape ...
You may have seen ants crawling on peony blossoms and been told that the insects are needed to help the buds open. You may have even heard that the ants are "tickling" the buds awake. As cute as this ...