Peonies are big, beautiful and, although delicate in their makeup, are bold in their presence. It's no wonder they are one of the most shared flowers on social media and are popular cut flowers. But ...

Michener and Adelman, an arboretum plant curator and grower-seller respectively, share their expertise on the heavenly scented garden beauty known as the peony and its varieties. Around a quarter of ...

"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, ...

This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...

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 ...

As a child growing up near Kansas City, I formed an opinion about peonies. I didn’t like them. Even a moderate rain left the big blossoms lying on the ground, a muddy mess. Peony breeder Don ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The peony ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A plant named by a god for Colorado gardenscapes? Yes, because legend says the lovely peony received its name from Paean, the Greek god of medicine, who ...

Peonies have a long and storied history, beginning some 2,000 years ago in Europe and the Far East, where they were propagated for medicinal purposes. But peonies are most highly revered for their ...

Extravagant, romantic, lush: pick your word for the peony, beauty queen of the May garden. This silken powder puff of a flower has been idolized by emperors, immortalized by artists and coveted by ...

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.