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How to grow and care for peonies

Peonies require regular water, so water deeply and thoroughly every 10 days or so. This will help the plant become ...
If you want a garden full of gorgeous big peony flowers next spring, the groundwork starts in November. It's easy to overlook your perennial shrubs once the weather turns cold. Getting your peonies ...
To cut or not to cut — that’s the question lots of gardeners ask when it’s time to put the garden to bed. When it comes to old-fashioned peonies, the answer hasn’t changed during the years — cut ...
When digging up a peony, it's important to get all the roots. When you lift up the roots, you'll see pink pointed buds on them. These will become next year's flowering stalks, Collins said. Divide the ...
Every garden has its own rhythm, and figuring out when to cut back your plants can make all the difference. Some plants need ...
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 ...
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 ...
Q: I hope you can provide us with some advice. We planted a fern leaf peony in June that looked fine for the first few weeks, but then the leaves started turning yellow. We also put Miracle-Gro on the ...
“The leaves of my peonies are covered with what appears to be a white mold, with some of the leaves even turning brown already. What is this problem, and will it affect the plants next year? Should I ...
Be careful what you touch when you’re out there trying to knock back weed infestations. Most people know poison ivy (“leaves of three, let it be”), but two other lesser-known weeds are worth ...