Q: I hope you can provide us with some advice. We planted a fern leaf peony in June that looked fine for the first few weeks, but then the leaves started turning yellow. We also put Miracle-Gro on 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 ...

With ruffled red blossoms atop feathery foliage, the fern-leaf peony is extra-special. I like its early bloom time, so early that often I enjoy the big, bright blossoms while I'm still finishing the ...

The rain slowed gardeners down a bit earlier this week but we’re catching up with planting and other tasks. I have a “no bare earth” policy that gives my garden such a lush, full effect. By about 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: ...

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Roger Lycette grew up on a farm in Amity, so when he retired from his job as a field engineer for IBM, in 1998, it felt natural to take up gardening. He started planting traditional New England ...

Why won’t my peony bloom? It’s a question I get asked often in June. “I have several peonies and have had them for many years, but for some reason this year one has failed to bloom.” Most often the ...