They may be the first blooms of summer, but that doesn’t mean that gardening season is over for these romantic blooms. In fact, every gardener needs to learn how to care for peonies in autumn if they want to see these ruffled flowers survive the winter months ahead.

Yes, there’s more to growing peonies than figuring out where and when to plant them. Why? Well, as it so happens, these popular flowers need some extra special TLC in the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness; you can’t just hope for the best and leave them to their own devices.

Whether you call it overwintering or just good sense, then, here’s what you need to do now in order to…

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