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 ...

Immediately after I completed my horticultural training back in the mid-1970s, I took a job restoring, as best I could, a beautiful old estate on the Palisade cliffs of the Hudson River. Designed by ...

Stunning beauties, resilient and long-lived, peonies deserve a place in every home. There's nothing quite like a herbaceous peony when it comes to sumptuous blooms, silken petals, and sweet but subtle ...

Peonies have been a favorite of gardeners for years. Native to Europe, Asia and the Northwestern United States, these large, deciduous shrubs with highly fragrant and gorgeous blooms make a beautiful ...

Peonies may have a short blooming season but their large and colorful flowers are a perennial favorite of gardeners around the world. They are plants that can live happily in the same spot for years ...

Peonies are a garden favorite and easy to grow. They're a very long-lived perennial, providing both profuse spring flowers and nice foliage throughout the growing season. Plant peonies in the proper ...

Fall is the best time to move and divide herbaceous peonies and Oriental poppies. There are two common forms of peony grown in our gardens. Tree peonies have a permanent woody stem and act like an ...

SEATTLE — Peonies are one of the most enduring garden perennials. They produce lush flower displays every spring. These cherished perennials come in a rainbow of colors. You can grow white, yellow, ...

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 ...

AUTUMN IS THE best time to divide perennials that will bloom next spring or early summer. Dividing now will allow sufficient time to re-establish strong root systems before the flowering cycle begins ...

Blue-flowering Corydalis, related to poppies, is among the most attractive of spring-blooming perennials. The botanical name means crested lark and refers to the birdlike appearance of the attractive ...

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 ...