Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler

Latest Episodes:

#169: The Flower Farming Life with Steve & Gretel Adams Aug 27, 2022

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Today Steve & Gretel Adams (of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm) talk with Lisa about this farming lifestyle they have chosen. They share what they enjoy most about it, what it currently looks like for them, as well as a look back at how far they've come.

Download the FREE PDF featuring the Sunny Meadows list of favorite summer field-grown annuals, the bread and butter of bouquet season! Link below.

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Learn more about and connect with Steve & Gretel Adams and their business, Sunny Meadows Flower Farm.

Get Gretel's free guide: Favorite Summer Field-Grown Annuals

Join the Wait List - annual enrollment opens 11/19! Flower Farming School Online: Growing Cut-Flowers in Hoops and Greenhouses

The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener’s Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with Lisa on social media!

#168: Seed Talk: Cool Flowers Indoor Seed Starting FAQs, Part 1 Aug 25, 2022

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Ready to start your Cool Flowers seeds but still have some lingering questions? Join Lisa and Layne as they discuss some of the most frequently asked questions about starting cool-season hardy annuals indoors from seed. They discuss heat mats, light requirements, germination troubleshooting, and more. Listen to the podcast and help set yourself up for Cool Flowers seed starting success!

The video version of Lisa and Layne’s conversation featuring a slideshow of the questions discussed will be posted to our YouTube channel. If there is a question or topic you would like to hear discussed on a future episode of “Seed Talk”, please fill out the form linked below. We would love to hear your suggestions!

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Cool-Season Seed Category

Blog: Store Seeds Longer

Seed Starting Equipment Category

Blocking Mix Recipe

Book: Cool Flowers

The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles

On-Demand Workshop: Cool Flowers, Beyond the Book for Flower Farming

“Seed Talk” Topic Suggestion Form YouTube Channel

TGW iPhone App (iOS App Store)

TGW Android App (Google Play)

#167: How Fall Brings New Beginnings and Opportunities Aug 23, 2022

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Fall is not only for fresh starts in the garden or on the farm, it can also be a great time to rethink your business. Take some time to throw out mistakes and consider the future of your business. Our businesses are constantly evolving; embrace the opportunity for a new beginning that fall brings!

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We are so happy about our partnership with theGrowing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

Flower Farming School Online:The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, & More!

Other Annual Course Offerings

#166: Vacation Time? How to Manage Your Flower Garden or Farm Aug 20, 2022

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In this recent Clubhouse chat Lisa talks about what to do when you have to leave your flower garden or farm during the growing season. Whether you have a scheduled or an unexpected trip coming up, there are a few things you can do before you go that will make your return so much easier. Listen in for some great tips!

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*NEW* On-Demand Online Courses: Preparing to Sell to Florists, Collectives 101

*NEW* Get our Live Shopping Show App

joe gardener® Podcast

Jessica Walliser’s Books: Good Bug Bad Bug, Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden

Row Cover & Hoops Kit

Are you on the Clubhouse phone app? Join Lisa's club, called Flower Farming, to be notified when she schedules new chats! We're live on Clubhouse Wednesdays at 1pm Eastern, or you can listen to our chat replays anytime inside the app.

#165: Flower Farming for Dummies Aug 16, 2022

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I was recently introduced to the book series via a business mentor friend: "fill in the blank for Dummies". My full-circle journey of why these books have been a long-haul success nailed me on applying to flower farming. Here I share my six basic foundation steps that can lead to success when we stay between the lines. I hope this inspires and encourages you!

~Lisa Z.

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We are so happy about our partnership with theGrowing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

Flower Farming School Online:The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, & More!

#164: Seed Talk! Cool Flowers FAQs Aug 13, 2022

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We are so excited to introduce a new series to the podcast called “Seed Talk”. Meet Layne Angelo, Seed Manager here at The Gardener’s Workshop. Layne is an avid gardener, seed starter, and engineer who loves learning and applying her technical knowledge to all areas of life, including gardening and growing flowers.

As Seed Manager, Layne has a firsthand look at the questions and topics commonly brought up by our customers and students. In this first episode of “Seed Talk”, Lisa and Layne discuss the most frequently asked questions about cool-season hardy annuals, a.k.a. Cool Flowers. Are you ready to learn more about Cool Flowers? Listen to the podcast and get ready for fall planting!

The video version of Lisa and Layne’s conversation featuring a slideshow of the questions covered will be posted to our YouTube channel. If there is a question or topic you would like to hear discussed on a future episode of “Seed Talk”, please fill out the form linked below. We would love to hear your suggestions!

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Book: Cool Flowers

The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles

Cool-Season Seed Category

On-Demand Workshop: Cool Flowers, Beyond the Book for Flower Farming

“Seed Talk” Topic Suggestion Form

YouTube Channel

TGW iPhone App (iOS App Store)

TGW Android App (Google Play)

#163: Building A Flower Farming Business Without Hoop or Greenhouses Aug 09, 2022

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This podcast may be for you, you know who you are. You don't think you are a real farmer because of the growing conditions and resources you find yourself in currently: small growing space, or can't have or afford structures, or, or, or....

You can start and sustain a cut-flower growing operation without hoop or greenhouses and on small spaces. We just develop our skills as growers in a different way. I am the living proof if you need it.

I hope this inspires and encourages you!

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We are so happy about our partnership with theGrowing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

Mary Anne of One HubCap Farm

Develop Your Craft: Flower Farming School Online with Lisa

#162: If I Had Known This When I Started... Aug 02, 2022

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Sharing my look back at if only I had known this when I started my flower-growing operation. I could have saved lots of time, money, opportunities, and tears if I had had this advice!

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Flower Farming School Online: The Basics, Annual Crops, Marketing, & More! with Lisa Mason Ziegler

TGW On-Demand Online Workshops

We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

Jasmine Star Blog

Irrigation Suppliers: Dripworks Berry Hill

Must-Have Supplies: Fertilizer Support Netting Clippers Conditioning Supplies

Free Resources from The Gardener's Workshop

#161: How My Garden Grows Jul 26, 2022

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I learn so much talking to other gardeners and farmers. After my restaurant-owning cousins set up the TGW company picnic here on the farm, we discussed planting flowers. Joy's questions reminded me of the struggle that some folks have figuring out what to plant and when. Between trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals, it can be overwhelming because there is so much to learn. I hope my tips help!

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We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

Get the TGW phone App:In the iOS App Store(Apple)In Google Play(Android)

Q-Daddy's Pitmaster

Seed: Love-In-A-Puff

Lisa's Books: Vegetables Love Flowers & Cool Flowers

Check out our YouTube channel for excellent tutorials, live shows and more!

#160: Cool-Season Flower Checklist Jul 19, 2022

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Many of us naturally think that cool season gardening is more challenging than warm season gardening. I have found this not to be true.

Join me as I run through my thought process to help make my Cool Flowers garden successful!

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We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For Market Magazine! A tremendous resource. Use the coupon code: WORKSHOP to get 25% off any subscription.

The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles

Cool-Season Seed Category

Row Cover Hoop Kit

Book: Cool Flowers

On-Demand Workshop: Cool Flowers, Beyond the Book for Flower Farmers