Think spring starts in April? Not for peonies (Paeonia lactiflora). Their jaw-dropping blooms begin backstage in fall, quietly prepping for the big show. Peonies are not a one-time show either. These ...

Peonies are a spring garden staple. Southerners can usually expect the shrubs to come alive with pops of pastel petals around Mother’s Day. Disclaimer: These beauty queens are anything but ...

The Red Hill Peony Estate featuring 3500 colourful peony plants is on the market with a $8.9m-$9.7m asking range. It’s one of ...

Deadheading peonies doesn't encourage more flowers in the current season but benefits the plant long-term. Removing spent peony flowers can improve the plant's appearance, strengthen root and stem ...

The scent of peonies immediately takes me back to my childhood home in Western North Carolina and my mother's garden. Her bed of peonies was a source of pride and joy every spring. Those delicate ...

Plant bare-root peonies 2–4 weeks before frost for earlier blooms the next spring. Fall-planted peonies quickly grow strong roots and often bloom their first growing season. Peonies can be planted in ...

Peonies are colorful flowering plants that can be a great addition to your garden. They are easy to grow, with not much upkeep required to thrive. These hardy perennial plants can survive severe ...

With today’s rush to get new garden plant varieties to market, it will come as no surprise to any gardener that sometimes the evaluation of those new introductions doesn’t necessarily support the ...

There is probably no more enchanting early summer flower than the peony. Beautiful in the garden and exquisite as cut flowers, peonies are very reliable plants and if you choose carefully you can have ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – The nation’s largest peony garden was vandalized over the weekend as protesters sheared the flowers from about one third of the blooming plants. The vandalism was discovered around ...