Peonies may have a short blooming season but their large and colorful flowers are a perennial favorite of gardeners around the world. They are plants that can live happily in the same spot for years ...
September is the best time to transplant established peonies. Richard Jauron, extension horticulturalist at Iowa State University, offers the following advice on moving these long-lived perennials: ...
The oversized blooms, bright colors, and fluffy shape of peonies make them a favorite for gardeners of all skill levels. These beloved flowers can thrive for decades, showing off the same gorgeous ...
“Viracocha” Daylillies in bloom. The easiest way to divide a perennial like day lily with entangled roots is to dig and lift the entire clump from the soil. Next use a small saw -- like the type used ...
Herbaceous peonies are one of the toughest garden plants we have in the Inland Northwest. They are deer resistant and hardy to winter cold. They don’t need any special care in the garden save for ...
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 ...
Begin by cutting the peony stems near ground level. Then carefully dig around and under each plant. Try to retain as much of the root system as possible. If desired, large peony clumps can be divided ...
I would like to move some peonies to a new spot in my garden late this fall. When is the best time to move them, and how do you recommend doing so? In general, peonies can be left undisturbed in the ...
Q: My peonies have outgrown the place where I planted them. I would love to transplant them now but everything I have read says to wait until October Chrystal Griner, Covington A: If the clump is so ...
One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The peony ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Lush, fragrant peonies are one of the most breathtaking perennial flowers, ...
August is on our doorstep. Naturally my thoughts have turned to my late-summer and fall list of things to do in the garden. For once, it’s a relatively short list. It begins with expanding the width ...