July is a great month for blossoms − on trees, shrubs and perennials. Here are a few of Henry Homeyer's favorite July plants.

These 10 winners bring bold colors and dependable blooms to your peony garden, even if you're a beginner picking a peony for the first time. Peonies are a garden favorite for good reason, as they’re ...

The most dramatic of my July bloomers are my Itoh peonies. These are hybrids of herbaceous and tree peonies developed in the mid-20th century by a Japanese plant breeder named Toichi Itoh. Unlike ...

I have a “Garden Treasure” Itoh, and counted 46 buds on it earlier this summer. The stems of Itoh peonies are stronger than on ordinary peonies, so I don’t feel the need to support them.

In honor of its anniversary, Plants Nouveau is rolling out a year-long celebration, including new plant introductions, behind ...

Plant peonies in the fall, when they have gone dormant. Give them at least a few weeks before the ground freezes to establish. If you have to plant them in the spring, expect that your bloom will take ...

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Peonies are one of those perennials that, once established, can be counted on to show up decade after decade with their big, blousy blossoms. Because they don’t need to be divided frequently (if ever) ...

To help you find the best fungicide for peonies, we’ve combined a top list of 6 shiniest contenders. Check it out!

It is not easy to describe the shock and pain of our community after receiving the sad news of the passing of Prof. Tatsuo Itoh. It is so unfortunate that Prof. Itoh accepted giving an invited talk ...

Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometers using monomode fibers are fabricated and their basic properties of finesse, polarization, and thermal response are studied. Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot ...