Tree peonies aren’t quite as winter hardy as herbaceous peonies but are spectacular when in full bloom. They grow three to ...

Liz Shulman teaches English at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. Her father, Dr. Stanford Shulman, served as division head of ...

The only day men receive flowers is at their funerals. A sad fact highlighted in a recent study. Flowers, often presented as ...

Show off your peonies' gorgeous blooms while hiding their leggy stems using this dense, low-growing perennial companion with ...

June’s peonies are more than garden showstoppers. Discover their ancient history, Greek myths, cultural symbolism, medicinal ...

Although our relatively dry climate limits many fungal diseases, powdery mildew remains a common and persistent problem in ...

That four- to six-week stretch in late spring when peonies are in full bloom will make any gardener proud. Ruffled, massive ...

From her father's rosebushes to her business Palace of Flowers, Karen Orlicki has helped bring beauty to the world.

Baptisia makes a great companion flower to peonies, creating a nice contrast with their different colors and height disparity, and blossom around the same time.

At this past weeks Garden Open House, the most-asked question was “What is that?” They were pointing to the Star of Persia, ...

In fact, his famous saying might have been “a peony saved is a peony earned.” Whether we pronounce it pee-OH-nee or ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...