Give your peonies the best start for next year! Discover why trimming back the foliage in autumn is a key part of peony care, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. big blooms of peonies - Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images Think spring starts in April? Not for peonies (Paeonia lactiflora).

With their billowing, romantic blooms and a fragrance that practically begs you to stop and smell them, peonies (Paeonia spp.) have earned their garden royalty status. Even better, these plants are ...

My friend and former colleague had the pleasure of fall blooms on her yellow tree peony. Here's her story, along with a great tip. By Diana Colvin Surprise -- 'Kintoh,' a yellow tree peony in my ...

Peonies are one of the most planted flowers in the garden. A lot of you probably have peonies that belonged to a parent or a grandparent. I have several that belonged to my grandmother, and I think of ...

Gardeners rarely bicker among themselves. It's just not part of the gardening theme. But ask people the correct way to pronounce peony, and you get as close to raucous as gardeners can get. With the ...

Peonies are a beloved perennial for their gorgeous blooms, longevity, and hardy nature. With the right growing conditions, they need minimal care beyond deadheading. But sometimes peonies fall over ...

Henry Mitchell, an American writer in the 1900s, said this about peonies, “The fattest and most scrumptious of all flowers, a rare fusion of fluff and majesty.” It is true they are beautiful in the ...

Herbaceous peonies, which die back to the ground in winter, are cold hardy in our Zone 7 and are best planted in fall in Hampton Roads. Now through November, you can easily plant a dormant bare-root ...

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 ...

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 ...