Peonies may wait until spring for their most show-stopping displays, but proper care during the rest of the year helps your plant prepare for its warm-weather spotlight. Boost your chances for a major ...

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 ...

Fall is the best time to plant peonies, especially when starting with bare-root plants. Plus bare-root plants are usually less expensive than potted peonies, and a better selection of varieties is ...

Peonies can be a great addition to gardens. These are ancient plants, estimated to be under cultivation as early as 1900 B.C.E. in China. Early cultivation is thought to have been for medicinal ...

It can't get much better than the scent of peonies filling your yard in spring. Renowned for producing large, open flowers, few plants offer such a vast range of forms and colors as peonies, from ...

"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, ...

You can’t miss peonies that are blooming in May! This is the largest and showiest of spring flowers here in Ohio. It is a perennial which blooms every year. Peonies have three different growing habits ...

Peonies are renowned for stealing the show in the early summer garden. With huge, bowl-like, sometimes scented blooms, they are undeniably gorgeous. And, if looked after correctly, their dazzling ...

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 ...

The appearance and fragrance of peonies evoke the best memories of Southern gardening. My mother had a bed of peonies along the driveway that made you roll down the window or stop the car to enjoy ...

What is a good fertilizer for my banana tree? My tree is three years old, but has never produced fruit. Why is this and what can I do to help it produce bananas? There is a fertilizer specifically ...

Bud dormancy allows perennial plants to survive winter, but insufficient winter chill under warming climates disrupts this natural cycle and reduces flowering quality. This study identifies the ...