There are three kinds of peonies—herbaceous, tree, and intersectional—that have different care needs and uses. Use peonies as in flower beds, mixed beds, along borders, or as statement pieces to add ...

We are blessed with a long growing season in the coastal Bay Area, but sometimes our good fortune is also our bad luck. Just ask peony lovers, and there are many, who have tried to get herbaceous ...

AS LONG AS there have been peonies, breeders have been frustrated because no one could figure out a way to cross a tree peony with an herbaceous one. Then, in 1948, after thousands of attempts, Toichi ...

Looking for something flashy that no one else has in their garden? Love the beauty, fragrance and durability of peonies? Then you might want to try an Itoh or intersectional peony, a relatively new ...

With today’s rush to get new garden plant varieties to market, it will come as no surprise to any gardener that sometimes the evaluation of those new introductions doesn’t necessarily support the ...

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 ...

During the months of May and June, one of the all-time favorite plants of local gardeners, the peony, is bursting into bloom. Peonies come in many excellent varieties, including herbaceous cottage ...

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, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Peonies are one of the most gorgeous blooms of late spring and early summer, with their exquisite, lush ...

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 ...

Gardeners and plant breeders are no different. When the possibility of a blue rose appeared on the horizon, gardeners queued to get one. Sadly, they were disappointed. The blue rose never eventuated, ...