IT’S NOT SURPRISING that tree peonies are the national flower of China. The magnificent flowers can be as big as dinner plates. They come in a wide variety of vibrant colors, and many are fragrant.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There are 33 species of peony, including annuals and perennials, all deciduous, that grow wild throughout Europe and Asia. Paeonia ...

Honestly, it was love at first sight. I stepped inside the greenhouse, and there it was. Its one blossom was turned toward me. The broad, cupped petals looked like pink velvet, punctuated by a yellow ...

Resolve. Fortitude. Stoicism. If ever there was a gardener who served as a poster boy for such qualities, it was the late Koichi Itoh, the Japanese nurseryman who spent much of his life attempting to ...