Peonies dazzle in late spring to summer with their large, blousy blooms. And if you already have one plant, it's possible to make more. If you want to grow more peonies from collected seeds, avoid the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Timeless and lovely, a peony plant is beloved for a reason. Discover what makes peonies such popular flowers for gardeners.
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 can be a great addition to gardens. These are ancient plants, estimated to be under cultivation as early as 1900 B.C.E. in China. Early cultivation is thought to have been for medicinal ...
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 ...
Fall will soon be upon us, and with its arrival comes the best opportunity for planting spring bloomers. One of my favorite spring flowers is the peony, a stunning perennial that will take your breath ...
If you could have one flower in your garden, what would it be? Would it be a flower that has a special scent or fragrance? Would it be a flower that had extended bloom time? Would it be a plant that ...
Fall is the best time to plant peonies, especially when starting with bare-root plants. Plus bare-root plants are usually less expensive than potted peonies, and a better selection of varieties is ...