I think first of my grandmother’s front lawn, nice but never exceptionally tidy beneath the shadow of her great, brick Italianate house. The plants were its border, and they’d enliven every spring ...

The appearance and fragrance of peonies evoke the best memories of Southern gardening. My mother had a bed of peonies along the driveway that made you roll down the window or stop the car to enjoy ...

Enticing fragrance, showy flowers, and easy care are just a few reasons to include peonies, Paeonis spp., in your landscape. These herbaceous perennials bloom from late spring to early summer, often ...

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 ...

The scent of peonies immediately takes me back to my childhood home in Western North Carolina and my mother's garden. Her bed of peonies was a source of pride and joy every spring. Those delicate ...

They take a few years to bloom prolifically, but will become a showstopper in your garden for decades to come. Of all the wonderful different types of flowering plants that I simply have to have in my ...