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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Peonies are colorful flowering plants that can be a great addition to your garden. They are easy to grow, with not much ...

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, ...

This Jan. 26, 2013 photo shows yellowhorn seeds sprouting after spending some time refrigerated in a sandwich bag in some moist potting soil in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lee Reich) You wouldn't think ...

You wouldn’t think that winter would be a good time to sow seeds. But it is for plants whose seeds need some kind of long-term treatment before they will sprout. Such is the case for the tree peony ...

There are few flowers with such a long breeding history as peonies, which were first cultivated in China during the Ming Dynasty 3900 years ago. Thanks to extensive breeding over the centuries, we now ...

After peony flowers fade, here's what you should do to encourage healthier growth and more blooms next year.

Peonies produce huge, delicate blooms that often seem to appear out of nowhere. One day, they’re a tight-knit ball of green, busting at the seams—and the next, they’re as big as your hand featuring ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Deadheading peonies doesn't encourage more flowers in the current season but benefits the plant long-term. Removing spent peony flowers can improve the plant's appearance, strengthen root and stem ...