Few possess the beauty of a tree peony – the gloriously colored blooms that blossom – and create a stunning display – every early summer. It's easy to understand why so many gardeners can't resist ...
It may be October, but it's not too late to prune this popular flower for best growth in the spring. Just wait until after first frost to whip out the shears.
Q: I planted this bur oak on my boulevard about 17 years ago. It’s been a beautiful tree, but this spring, it looks like it’s dead or dying and the bark has this strange orange shredded appearance on ...
There are different types of currants to grow, including blackcurrants, whitecurrants, redcurrants, and more. While it may ...
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 ...
LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...
M.B.: Get digging and get the transplant over as soon as you can. Tree peonies can be moved in spring or fall. Keep as much soil around the roots as possible and replant them in an open location away ...
Tree peonies are the Lamborghini of the horticultural world — flashy and outrageously expensive. I prefer hard lemonade to champagne, so I was never tempted into the rarefied world of hundred-dollar ...
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.
Question: My peony buds are full of ants. Do they hurt the flowers? How can I get rid of them? Answer: Peony buds have tiny special glands called “nectaries” that produce nectar along the outside ...