About 250 peony plants – or approximately one-third of the peony plants on the north side of the garden – were discovered with most of their flowers cut off at about 6:14 a.m. on June 1.

ANN ARBOR, MI – The nation’s largest peony garden was vandalized over the weekend as protesters sheared the flowers from about one third of the blooming plants. The vandalism was discovered ...

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WWJ) — Thousands of peonies were vandalized at a University of Michigan garden at the peak of the flower’s bloom time.

Before peonies bloom in spring their unopened flower buds produce a nectar that feeds a tiny wasp called a Spring Tiphia. These shiny, black, solitary wasps are about half an inch long and are ...

Before peonies bloom in spring their unopened flower buds produce a nectar that feeds a tiny wasp called a Spring Tiphia. These shiny, black, solitary wasps are about half an inch long and are ...

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BACNOTAN, La Union (PIA) — In Bacnotan, La Union, a quiet movement is growing—not from tradition, but from tenacity, creativity, and plants that bite back. At just 23 years old, Astley Jude Naviso, ...

Ideal Peony Planting Time To get the most blooms from your peonies, wait until autumn to start your peony collection (no one can have just one!). I know it's hard to wait, but cooler winter ...

A plant bearing big peony blooms will be very susceptible to this shock. A soil on either the dry or wet side could pose further problems.

Plant herbaceous peonies in a site that receives at least eight hours of sun. Make sure the buds (or eyes) on a peony graft ...