The scent of peonies immediately takes me back to my childhood home in Western North Carolina and my mother's garden. Her bed of peonies was a source of pride and joy every spring. Those delicate ...

Hundreds of peonies were vandalized and pro-Palestinian signs were left behind at the University of Michigan's botanical gardens, officials said. The peonies were cut on May 31 in what was described ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see -- and smell -- one of the world’s premier ...

Sometimes things manifest in an easy and profound way. A few months ago, I was thinking about Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy who was a favorite of my mother’s. Everyone can use more compassion in ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Vandalism at the well-known University of Michigan peony garden has left some local residents confused, as they say the act and the political dissent it represents don’t seem connected ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Vandalism at the University of Michigan peony garden was done as a political protest, confirmed the university’s police. Roughly 100 flyers calling for more support of Palestine amid ...

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum was ...

We're told the vandalism was reported to police just after 6 a.m. on Sunday morning. DPSS officers saw about 250 peony plants on the north side of the garden – about a third of the garden's 800 plants ...

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: ...

Heidi Louise Kayser, 62, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Mary Greeley Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, surrounded by her family, eight weeks after being diagnosed with ...

Aside from having many stunning varieties in a myriad of colors, adding peonies (Paeonia spp.) to your garden is great for decoration and easy growing. Peonies are cold weather-hardy perennials that ...