This cheerful no-nonsense narrative demystifies every aspect of the peony and its unusual life cycle, navigating the obstacles to success. Learn how to choose peonies for your purpose - landscape, cut flowers or both. Discover how to divide and plant the roots, how to cut fresh flowers, and how to cold-store buds for events up to 7 weeks in the future. "How Not to Kill a Peony" follows the author's hilarious transformation from clueless peony-obsessed beginner making every mistake in the book (literally), to seasoned peony farm owner passionate about educating others on how to avoid and overcome the same issues. Packed with hundreds of photos that will inform and inspire, for all levels of expertise.