Enticing fragrance, showy flowers, and easy care are just a few reasons to include peonies, Paeonis spp., in your landscape. These herbaceous perennials bloom from late spring to early summer, often ...

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 ...

Q. A friend gave me a couple of peony plants three years ago. They are planted in full sun, and they look healthy, but they don’t bloom. I know they can take a while to get established, but isn’t ...

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 ...

Peonies are starting to show themselves, so let’s talk about some of the benefits and challenges associated with growing peonies. One thing we love about peonies is that they do really well here. Cold ...

Once upon a time, when Marjorie and I were still living at our first house in New Jersey, my grandmother “Oma” asked me to divide the row of peonies in bordering her backyard vegetable garden. These ...

Martha Lojewski stands in between rows of peony bulbs at her farm near Willow (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media) Martha Lojewski looked out over nearly an acre of peonies at her farm just north of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The beauty of peonies simply can't be understated. From the gorgeous pink and red varieties to the yellows and whites, these voluminous ...

When daughter-in-law Dawn offered to write this column about a particularly striking plant, I admittedly flashed to the wisdom of Dr. Sigmund Freud. You see, I had a case of peony's envy. And when I ...

Q. Last fall, I dug up and divided three peony plants - into six individual plants. Of the six, only four had flowers this spring. The other two had healthy foliage but no flowers. Possibly I planted ...