Peonies are big, beautiful and, although delicate in their makeup, are bold in their presence. It's no wonder they are one of the most shared flowers on social media and are popular cut flowers. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

A traditional favorite for color, fragrance and history, more than 250 Peony varieties are soon to bloom at Boerner Botanical Gardens. A traditional favorite for color, fragrance and history, more ...

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 ...

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 ...

CENTER POINT - From the top of a gentle slope, the field is a blur in shades of red, pink and white. The fragrance wafting on a warm spring breeze is unmistakable. Heady, almost dizzying. Peonies.

As a child growing up near Kansas City, I formed an opinion about peonies. I didn’t like them. Even a moderate rain left the big blossoms lying on the ground, a muddy mess. Peony breeder Don ...

Peonies can be a great addition to gardens. These are ancient plants, estimated to be under cultivation as early as 1900 B.C.E. in China. Early cultivation is thought to have been for medicinal ...

Cut back the stems, and dig a large circle around the plant to avoid damaging the roots when you lift the peony from the ...