A peony plant with blush-pink flowers grows in a fall garden with other flowering plants. - Mkovalevskaya/Getty Images If you want a garden full of gorgeous big peony flowers next spring, the ...
The appearance and fragrance of peonies evoke the best memories of Southern gardening. My mother had a bed of peonies along the driveway that made you roll down the window or stop the car to enjoy ...
The peony flowering season is one of the most anticipated times of the gardening year. Although the flowers are short-lived, the plants themselves live for decades, producing their massive and ...
Bring these beauties to your garden. Because peony plants live for decades, they should be considered a permanent addition to your landscape, not unlike planting a tree. Proper planting will ensure ...
Your peonies look perfectly healthy. The foliage is lush, the stems are strong, and the plant is clearly alive and well. But ...
Peonies are a long-time favorite mid-spring bloomer for their large, showy flowers and ability to come back for decades with minimal care. However, they sometimes are a bit finicky about blooming – ...
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 ...
Many signs that spring is arriving are coming up. In my garden it’s a fernleaf peony. Fernleaf peony is one of the earliest peony and garden bloomers. It always makes me laugh when I see it emerging: ...
A gardening expert shared their top tips for helping peonies bloom year after year, especially if they're struggling to ...
Fern-leaf peonies, with their feathery foliage and deep red flowers, are among the rarest peonies. The reason why there’s a patch of them growing at the Lititz Historical Foundation’s museum can be ...
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How to grow and care for peonies

The key to beautiful blooms is planning ahead of time. Fact checked by Jillian Dara Peonies are a garden staple in the South. The shrubs unfurl their petals around Mother's Day, adding romance to ...