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 ...

Most gardeners seem to have a moderate obsession with peonies - and who can blame them? With large flowers and elegant foliage, these plants are crowd-pleasers. Lesser known, however, is the tree ...

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 ...

Tree peonies are the Lamborghini of the horticultural world — flashy and outrageously expensive. I prefer hard lemonade to champagne, so I was never tempted into the rarefied world of hundred-dollar ...

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 ...

All peonies have an opulent, abundant beauty, but tree peonies are almost indecently glamorous. Just a single bloom, its silky petals cupped around a central boss of golden yellow stamens, can turn ...

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 ...

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Q:How do tree peonies fare in San Francisco? I have recently purchased a tree peony and planted it in a well-drained, morning-sun location in my area of the Craggs Court Community Garden. This garden ...