A: With the exception of one screaming magenta item apparently designed by Busby Berkeley, I have never seen a tree peony I did not want. But even if you are far pickier, the most important difference ...

STATEN ISLAND, NY – LIVINGSTON — Chinese tree peonies are in lush bloom right now at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, and it’s a performance that should not be missed. The palettes of ...

You can buy peonies in about any garden center, but those in the know, like R. Kennard Baker, turn to David and Kasha Furman, owners of Cricket Hill Nursery in Thomaston. They sell three- to four-year ...

Peonies have a long and storied history, beginning some 2,000 years ago in Europe and the Far East, where they were propagated for medicinal purposes. But peonies are most highly revered for their ...

SOMETIMES A SINGLE exquisite bloom is enough to take your breath away. Sorting through pictures of tree peony blooms from the Seattle Chinese Garden, more than once I gasped with delight. But to truly ...

Q: Chinese tree peonies are beautiful, but very expensive. Can you tell me the best way to plant and maintain this flower? A: Tree peonies make striking specimen plants, but they fake people out ...

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.

Ruffled, huge Moutan Peonies have started to bloom on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in Livingston. Also known as tree peonies, these prolific bushes are native to ...

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 ...

A gray bank of clouds slid across the spine of West Seattle on April 14 as the Rev. Taijo Imanaka dispersed handfuls of incense to a group of people preparing to meditate. They were arranged in a ...

Peonies are an old-fashioned staple of the garden, their cabbage-shaped blooms, rivaling only the rose for fragrance and beauty. Most people are familiar with the herbaceous variety that die back to ...