Don Hollingsworth is an American hybridizer who introduced many fine varieties and is well-known within the peony community for giving plenty of advice, both in publications, newsgroups and personal e-mail correspondence. He used to run a very good peony...

"Why should we join a peony society?" (this one, or any other), you might ask yourself. After all, you can simply grow them in your garden and enjoy them yourself. Well, a society has the benefit of bringing like-minded...

In the 19th century many peonies were bred in France and the UK, whilst the center of peony hybridizing was to be found in the USA during the 20th century. It didn't all stop in Europe however. Here's an...

An interview with Silvia Saunders in the New York Times (1974). Silvia Saunders (1901-1994) is the daughter of A.P. Saunders, well-known peony hybridizer, who took over...