Growing and Arranging Peonies
Ready to learn how to grow and arrange one of the most gorgeous, sought-after flowers in floral design?
You want to add luscious, high-quality peonies to your product offerings, but they’re an expensive investment for both growers and designers. Peonies require specific and diligent care—on the plant and in the vase—but don’t fret! With this class, you’ll get straightforward, practical information to guide you in the tending of these precious show-stoppers. You don’t have to wing it with peonies—learn how to care for your investment with this online class.
With this flower growing class, you’ll get:
Quality online education you could complete in an afternoon(if you like!) with organized, thoughtful video instruction(and the ability to go back and view the course content over and over again—forever!)
Easy, on-demand access on all your devices(computer, tablet, and phone)
Access to the instructors via the Team Flower Community so you can ask questions
Additional digital class materials specific to the class, including helpful spreadsheets, notes, and lists
Step-by-step, easy-to-implement teaching that can help you see results immediately
Lifetime membership with the Team Flower Community, an exciting place to learn, grow, and get feedback from other flower pros
In This Online Flower Growing Class, You’ll Learn:
Part 1: Selecting and Planting
Peony Types: Discover the different types of peonies and the blooms outside of the traditional white, blush, and pink varieties.
Purchasing Plants for Growing: Learn about the different ways you can buy peonies at their various price points.
Planting Technique: Dive into the best planting techniques, tips, and tricks for peony establishment.
Part 2: Cutting and Designing
Pruning and Harvesting: Learn what to look out for when pruning and harvesting different types of peonies to protect and extend the life of your plants and cut blooms.
Processing and Storing Blooms: Discover the best ways to take care of your peonies for selling and arranging, including effective bacteria prevention, how to delay opening, and more.
General Care and Maintenance: Here, you’ll find out how and when to transplant if you need to move peonies, as well as learn about general care, common diseases, and more.
Using Peonies in Design Work: Kelly will provide comprehensive step-by-step instruction for creating a simple bouquet, centerpiece, and boutonniere alongside other additions—all while being mindful they are a heavier flower.
Does This Class Apply to My Growing Zone or Region?
This class was created with our worldwide members in mind, and the content is applicable in any zone. It’s filled with foundational principles for planting that will apply throughout the world whether you are growing a small garden or starting a cut flower farm for production.
If you have a specific zone-related question, ask while watching the class! Foxie is very knowledgeable, and we’ll help you find the answer and resources to satisfy your question.
Who Is This Class For?
Picture This:
You regularly incorporate peonies in your design work by client request—so much so, you’d like to see if you can profit from this sought-after bloom’s popularity. Peonies are complex (and an expensive investment); however, you took this class to get the tools you needed to successfully grow and care for your own. Today, you're designing with gorgeous peonies you grew. With this online class, you found the resources and knowledge you needed to see that idea come to life!
Just Imagine:
You're already growing or farming, but both your market and wholesale customers would like to see peonies—and you don’t know where to start. Our instructor, Foxie Morgan, is a peony grower who has over 1000 peony plants on her property! After you take the Growing and Arranging Peonies class, you’ll be well on your way to confidently adding one of the most desired blooms to your product offering.
This online class is for you if:
You’re starting to grow peonies or have tried growing before but haven't been successful yet
You’re ready to give your wedding clients a truly unique experience by incorporating home-grown peonies in your offerings
You’re looking to expand your offerings as a farmer by growing frequently requested flowers for wedding work
You’ve been an experienced florist for some time, but you’d like to grow your own product for your wedding designs and add to existing revenue streams
You want comprehensive floral design education you can access again and again and again—all for less than the price of a one-time weekend workshop!
Sounds good, but…
How much does it cost?
OUR MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
At Team Flower, we believe in producing the highest quality educational content for floral professionals, and we’re proud to offer in-person workshops and events in addition to our online professional training classes. Flower pros across the world have joined our membership community, and our members have joined our online classes over thousands of times worldwide! We believe in the quality of our floral design education so much that if you’re disappointed in your online class in any way, no hard feelings! Reach out within 14 days of purchase and we'll refund your money, no questions asked.
Plus, There’s More!
One of the most magical things about taking floral business classes with Team Flower is the friendship you’ll find with other flower professionals. Signing up for an online class with Team Flower doesn’t mean you’ll be left learning on your own. In fact, by joining a class, you become an official Team Flower Member and receive lifetime access to the Team Flower Community!
As a member, you’ll get:
Access to floral professionals from all over the world (over 30 countries and all 50 U.S. states represented!) for feedback, advice, and encouragement
Exclusive floral industry discounts just for being a Team Flower Member as well as support from the Team Flower Staff (including Kelly and Jesse Perry!)
Listing in the Team Flower Members Directory, where prospective clients and industry professionals can find your business and work with you
Official Team Flower handwritten postcard via snail mail welcoming you personally to the community!
Access to our existing database of conversation topics (1,800+ and growing!) to find solid advice to help you grow on your flower journey
Instructor: Foxie Morgan
Foxie is the owner of Pharsalia Events and Flower Farm, a historic private plantation home that hosts a wedding venue and flower farm. She professionally grows over 1,000 pesticide-free peonies in addition to a wide variety of other beautiful flowers and plants with over 15 years of experience. Foxie also teaches flower arranging and gardening workshops and is a regular speaker on the topic of peonies, including at the ASCFG conference.
Foxie will help to answer your class questions! If you have a clarifying question, comment while you’re going through the class and Foxie will be in touch.
Host: Kelly Perry
As co-founder of Team Flower, Kelly’s love for teaching and floral design shines through in developing instructional content for flower pros worldwide. She was named one of Florists’ Review’s 35 under 35 and has been selected as a designer for the American Grown Field to Vase Dinner. Her design work has been featured in over 55 publications, and she’s spoken at the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers conference and the Alaska Peony Conference.