Tree peonies also are pricey. Eighty-five dollars isn’t considered expensive for a tree peony that’s only a foot tall — and you don’t have to look hard to find plants selling for a few ...

There are quite a few plants that I miss after downsizing. I have previously mentioned camellias and several productive citrus trees are missed, too. Also missing at my new home are tree peonies ...

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 ...

The peonies in The Grand Garden are Itoh peonies — hybrids in which herbaceous peonies are crossed with tree peonies, creating vigorous plants with bright flowers.

These peonies are named for Toichi Itoh, the first hybridizer to successfully cross a tree peony with an herbaceous peony in the 1940s. Picking a peony There are many fabulous Itohs to choose from.

Long on looks and stamina, the resplendent peony is back, yet again. The popular perennials are exhibiting their seasonal performance, albeit after a minor weather-related procrastination. Despite … ...

Tree peonies do not make for good cut flowers, as they are borne on woody stems. Through October, there is a window of time for gardens in zones 4-5 to purchase tree peonies and plant them before ...

The "Kinshe" tree peony growing in Ron Boekel's wholesale nursery. Sharon Boekel In central Melbourne all sorts of other tree peonies have started blooming, making now the time to sit back and ...

Still, she was able to successfully divide a tree peony — an intricate process, one that can only be done on plants that aren't grafted.

Q:How do tree peonies fare in San Francisco? I have recently purchased a tree peony and planted it in a well-drained, morning-sun location in my area of the Craggs Court Community Garden. This ...