During the months of May and June, one of the all-time favorite plants of local gardeners, the peony, is bursting into bloom. Peonies come in many excellent varieties, including herbaceous cottage ...

So, you ask, what exactly is a tree peony? First, it's not a tree; it's a shrub. Think of it more like a hydrangea, or a large, deciduous azalea, because with very few exceptions, tree peonies rarely ...

There are quite a few plants that I miss after downsizing. I have previously mentioned camellias and several productive citrus trees are missed, too. Also missing at my new home are tree peonies ...

Many gardeners consider peonies to be the royalty of the flower garden. Native to Eurasia, north Africa and parts of northwestern North America, including California, they include many species from ...

I was nose-to-nose with an ant the other day. I bent to smell a lush, fluffy peony, and surprise! Fortunately for both of us, I hadn’t reached maximum sniffing capacity. Harvey Buchite from Hidden ...

Peonies are a garden staple in the South. The shrubs unfurl their petals around Mother's Day, adding romance to spring gardens. Disclaimer: These beauty queens are anything but low-maintenance.

Peonies are a beautiful and timeless addition to your garden. With their fragrant, show-stopping petals and glossy foliage, these plants steal the spotlight in any landscape. But before planting one ...

Peonies are blooming now around the Lawrence area, and their colorful blossoms are an inspiration to add them (or more of them) to the garden. Peonies perform reliably for decades in the landscape ...

Fashion and taste come and go in the garden like anywhere else, but peonies are the rarest of blooms - they have never been out of style. Their appeal rests on their outsize beauty, pure and simple.

I wouldn't say the flowers of tree peonies — those "other" peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, with quivering golden stamens ...