Claire Austin

Claire Austin is an award-winning nurserywoman and author of Peonies.

Recent articles by Claire Austin

The best peonies for your garden: beautiful blooms that are easy to grow

Nursery owner Claire Austin grows over 100 different herbaceous peonies in her garden and trials field to find the very bestShow more

Buckeye Belle peony

How to grow peonies

Peonies offer voluptuous blooms to grace your garden from late spring until July. Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and Claire Austin give tips on how to grow these alluring flowersShow more

Dark red flower

Love peonies? Try these lesser-known, big-bloomed beauties that flower for ages and won’t flop over

Known for their large, showy, goblet-shaped blooms, these small shrubs provide welcome structure in the garden long after their spectacular spring floweringShow more