Few possess the beauty of a tree peony – the gloriously colored blooms that blossom – and create a stunning display – every early summer. It's easy to understand why so many gardeners can't resist ...

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

It may be October, but it's not too late to prune this popular flower for best growth in the spring. Just wait until after first frost to whip out the shears.

I have a yellow tree peony, which is about seven or eight years old. I have never pruned it because I was told that if I did I would lose the blooms for many years. Can I prune it? Yes, you can prune ...

Q: Chinese tree peonies are beautiful, but very expensive. Can you tell me the best way to plant and maintain this flower? A: Tree peonies make striking specimen plants, but they fake people out ...

M.B.: Get digging and get the transplant over as soon as you can. Tree peonies can be moved in spring or fall. Keep as much soil around the roots as possible and replant them in an open location away ...

IT’S NOT SURPRISING that tree peonies are the national flower of China. The magnificent flowers can be as big as dinner plates. They come in a wide variety of vibrant colors, and many are fragrant.

Blue-flowering Corydalis, related to poppies, is among the most attractive of spring-blooming perennials. The botanical name means crested lark and refers to the birdlike appearance of the attractive ...

Q: I planted this bur oak on my boulevard about 17 years ago. It’s been a beautiful tree, but this spring, it looks like it’s dead or dying and the bark has this strange orange shredded appearance on ...

Tree peonies are the Lamborghini of the horticultural world — flashy and outrageously expensive. I prefer hard lemonade to champagne, so I was never tempted into the rarefied world of hundred-dollar ...

Q. Please explain the difference between tree peonies and the old-fashioned perennial peonies. –Adele Beiman, Elmwood Park A. A tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) is a woody shrub that will grow ...

Several years ago, I fell in love with peonies, particularly Itoh peonies. Sometimes described as the “prom queens of the garden,” I love how their bold upright growth topped with their equally bold ...