Many signs that spring is arriving are coming up. In my garden it’s a fernleaf peony. Fernleaf peony is one of the earliest peony and garden bloomers. It always makes me laugh when I see it emerging: ...

The poet who coined the phrase “Good things come to those who wait,” obviously had peonies in mind. Besides rewarding our patience, Fernleaf peonies are perfect Memorial Day remembrance plants. Like ...

October is a great month for transplanting certain trees, shrubs and perennials and also for planting bulbs such as tulips, crocus and daffodils for a more colorful spring. If you have not yet ...

Peonies are cold hardy, deciduous perennial shrubs that offer a host of features that let us choose the one best suited for our gardens. They grow best in temperate to cold climates — zones 3-8 — with ...

AUTUMN IS THE best time to divide perennials that will bloom next spring or early summer. Dividing now will allow sufficient time to re-establish strong root systems before the flowering cycle begins ...

Although thinking about next year's flowers can seem a little daunting in the fall, planting bulbs, seeds, and new plants during the later months of the year can actually help them settle in (and you ...

Where: 4010 E. Jamieson Road, located southeast of Spokane on the Palouse highway. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call ...

WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA — We couldn’t call it an April Fool's joke as that snow came on April 2. Sure made a mess out of everything out in the farm yard and gravel roads. Guess it was too much to ...

If I were reincarnated, I’d like to come back as a peony. They quietly go about their business while being rock-solid and long-lived. As a peony, I would require little fuss. Yes, another life as a ...