The peony blooming season is a short but sweet one. When the last few petals have fallen, it's time to deadhead your peonies for more than just looks—it's also important for your plant's health. This ...

In late winter or early spring—depending on how cold the winters are in your area—add a thin layer of compost around your peony bushes. "After your peony bushes have established around a foot of new ...

As I opened the living room blinds to welcome the day, I noticed a beautiful blossom forming on my neighbor's flowering bush. "It's my birthday week and there's my special flower," I thought to myself ...

From the black-eyed susans to the marigolds, the plants surrounding Hilari Hinnant’s Millersville home are there to serve the insects. Her garden’s so pollinator-friendly, it’s earned certifications ...

Peonies, with their huge, look-at-me blooms, are one of the glories of early summer. They’re also one of the easiest, most durable garden perennials. “Once it’s established, a peony plant may live for ...

The peony is a beloved flower of early to mid-spring. It is valued for its mammoth size, varying form and sumptuous colors of diverse blooms. If some simple principles are followed, common problems ...

“Everyone who loves peonies has a story about why they do,” said Eugenia Harris, who, with her friends at Nicewicz Farm in Bolton, oversees 2,000 bushes of the beautiful and fragrant flowers that ...

As the days get longer and warmer, I find myself eager for Mother’s Day to arrive. While the Old Farmer’s Almanac may claim our last spring frost date as May 1st, I’m not planting anything tender ...

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 ...

Flowers are in bloom around southeastern Wisconsin. That includes the flowers in all but one case in Lake Effect essayist Meagan Schultz’s yard: The Peony Bush Incident, or how to deal with your kids ...

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 ...