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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Lush, fragrant peonies are one of the most breathtaking perennial flowers, ...

A cared-for peony becomes an heirloom, often outliving owners. “Careful selection and establishment provides a lifetime of memorable garden beauty,” says Mike Lockatell, owner of Roots and Blooms in ...

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 ...

Gardeners rarely bicker among themselves. It's just not part of the gardening theme. But ask people the correct way to pronounce peony, and you get as close to raucous as gardeners can get. With the ...

Can you grow peonies in Tallahassee? If you scale back your expectations, yes. Three years ago, I went to a wedding in Rhode Island where the bride’s bouquet and all the tables were decorated with ...

Q: Can I plant peonies now? I have found a place to order peony roots and want to try to grow peonies in my new garden. I will wait and buy plants in the spring if you think that will guarantee that I ...

Question: I was at an old pioneer-type cemetery last week where the graves were at least 100 years old. One thing I notices is that they had incredible peonies, unlike any I’ve seen in anyone’s yard.

Immediately after I completed my horticultural training back in the mid-1970s, I took a job restoring, as best I could, a beautiful old estate on the Palisade cliffs of the Hudson River. Designed by ...