This workshop will be based on our farm’s experience, methods and techniques of growing peonies for cut flower production and agritourism. Our experience is from growing peonies on over 3 acres and maintaining a 12 acre peony farm, as well as growing peony roots for root and plant sales.

The dates to select from are Saturday, March 8th or Sunday, March 9th, 2025. This class will be held from 9:00am-12:00pm in the heated space of our barn overlooking our peony blocks and fields in Bloomfield, NY. A printed journal that is designed by our family will be provided for you.

Some of the topics that this workshop includes:

• How to plant, maintain, and expand peony plantings on small blocks to 1 acre plantings

• A focus on growing herbaceous and Itoh peony varieties in USDA growing zones 5a/6b, the basic concepts can be applied to other growing zones

• Organic practices, conventional practices and high tunnel growing of peonies and equipment used in maintaining your growing space

• We will show you the ways that we plant in various locations and teach you the types of varieties that grow best in each location

• How to select your varieties for the demands of cut flowers and styles

• The basics of harvesting peonies and post harvest storage

• How to price peonies to sell for various sales markets

We are a working farm with unlevel ground, please wear or bring comfortable shoes to walk through our peony blocks and fields. Part of the class we will be walking around our farm, please dress appropriately for snowy conditions.

Beverages, snacks and a light lunch from a local sandwich/salad shop will be included in the class. You will receive 20% off any full priced peonies and we will make our wholesale peony list available without an ordering minimum if ordered from our farm within the 2025 growing season.

By purchasing this peony farming workshop, you acknowledge that we are a working farm and there are inherent risks to participating in activities on our farm. The inherent risks on our farm are unlevel ground, may be holes due to animals, and equipment driving on the soil. As well as; if it has rained the grass and pathways between rows may be slippery. Another inherent risk is that we have pollinators and insects that are attracted to the flowers. While our flowers are beautiful, please do not eat the flowers or their stems and leaves.