Peony flowers have a rose-like structure. Wild species have pretty bowl-shaped flowers with five to 10 petals, just like a single rose. The pollen-carrying stems may convert to petals, just as they do ...

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They are amongst the most exquisite ornamentals, yet peonies have a rep for being the domain of sprawling beds and borders. The truth is you don’t need loads of space to grow dazzling peonies in pots, ...

June is, traditionally, the month for weddings. It is also the time when old-fashioned roses bloom, along with peonies, irises and many other great garden flowers. Is that coincidence? Perhaps. But ...

It’s been quite a long time since peonies were a hot topic of conversation. Twenty years ago, there was much more interest in them. People used to rave about the beauty of Japanese or anemone peonies ...

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Two expert florists offer their top tips and tricks for making the most of your home grown-grown blooms. By Hannah Stephenson. If rain threatens to leave your home-grown peonies and roses a soggy mess ...