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 ...

Some of our peonies march on into June, showing off, spreading fragrance and adding delight to the flower beds. Most of our peonies came down from grandmother, the herbaceous kind that look like ...

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 ...

Q : I have been growing peonies for many years, and have never had one bloom in the fall. It's an Itoh peony "Morning Lilac," which I planted three years ago, and had not yet bloomed until now. What ...

Asiatic lilies are the hardiest and easiest to grow for Zone 3 gardens. Plan in full sun in a well-drained soil. Easter lilies are not hardy in Minnesota, so they will most likely not come back if ...

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 ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Itoh is a hybrid combining ...

Why do we want what we don’t have? We want curly hair if we have straight. We want a view when we live in the flats. We want peonies if we garden in Southern California while gardeners in other places ...

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 ...

What would spring be without a few peonies in the garden? There are few other plants that are as completely bomb-proof, explode out of the cold, spring ground with more force, and erupt into color ...

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 ...