Find out when to plant peonies as bare-root starts, then use these tips to get your plants off to a strong start. You may be in harvest mode in autumn, but don’t forget there’s still planting to do ...

Plant bare-root peonies 2–4 weeks before frost for earlier blooms the next spring. Fall-planted peonies quickly grow strong roots and often bloom their first growing season. Peonies can be planted in ...

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 fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...

Many signs that spring is arriving are coming up. In my garden it’s a fernleaf peony. Fernleaf peony is one of the earliest peony and garden bloomers. It always makes me laugh when I see it emerging: ...

The peony blooming season is a short but sweet one. When the last few petals have fallen, it's time to deadhead your peonies for more than just looks—it's also important for your plant's health. This ...

The recent warm weather paves the way for plenty of early season bloom this year and Therese Sprauer of Brooks Gardens reminds us that peonies are long-lived, low-maintenance, deer-resistant flowering ...

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 ...

My peony has blossomed for more than 10 years, until this year. This year it broke ground and only got about 2 inches high, and of course, no blooms. I dug up the roots and root pieces, but what can I ...

Q: I recently bought a new peony for my backyard. This is in addition to a couple of peonies I already have. The problem is neither of my existing peonies have had as many flowers as I hoped they ...

RANDOLPH — Few would have guessed that a California girl would end up growing peonies near Beaver Dam, but the peony itself has an equally remarkable — even similar — story. Michelle Ovans and husband ...