Growing Cut Flowers

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How to care for Roses with Liam from David Austin Roses Apr 07, 2023

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It’s Nicole’s favourite week of the season so far: it’s rose week! The team from David Austin roses are back to give us some important rose care tips as we all prepare to care for our roses this year (and every year after!)

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Planning your Flower Farm (+ Eucalyptus secrets) with Rebecca from Silver Grey Foliage Mar 31, 2023

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*After recording we have realised an unexpected tech issue has caused some unusual audio on this episode but we hope you are still able to hear all of Rebecca’s insights!*

Who doesn’t love a bunch filled with eucalyptus?!

This week we are excited to welcome Rebecca who has all the answers for anyone wondering how to plan a cut flower farm and what she has learned since she started.

The icing on the cake is her insights into growing foliage for cut flowers.

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Growing Dahlias from cuttings with David Hall from Halls of Heddon Mar 25, 2023

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We are kicking off season 8 with a dedicated dahlia episode with dahlia extraordinaire David Hall of Halls of Heddon, a specialist dahlia nursery here in the U.K.

If you’ve listened to our podcast before, you’ll know Nicole was in her element with this episode and David certainly fed her habit!

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How To Grow Bare Root Roses with Becki from David Austin Roses Oct 15, 2022

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It’s rose time!

Ranunculus (are the best) with Galena from Micro Flower Farm Oct 07, 2022

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It’s ranunculus time!

Reflections of a First Year Flower Farmer with Michaela from Planting With Michaela Sep 30, 2022

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This week Michaela comes back to tell us about what she learned in her first year flower farming

Gardening for your Mental Health Sep 24, 2022

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This week we have something a little bit different for you! We are joined by Tom Leonard, aka Daisy Desire the Drag Queen Gardener, who is here to bring a bit of couture to our manure! We chat to Tom about how getting an allotment helped him through some tough times and gardening means to him to and his mental health. It’s become so important to him that he’s now a trained horticulturist, has started a career in this field and with the help of Daisy has made it their mission to promote the mental wellbeing benefits of horticulture, encouraging people to go outside and get growing, and motivating them to do what makes them happy. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we loved recording it!

Peonies, Peonies, Peonies with Alec White from Primrose Hall Peonies Sep 16, 2022

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This week we are joined by the peony master Alec White from UK peony specialists Primrose Hall. Their website: https://primrosehallpeonies.co.uk

Growing & Breeding Zinnias with Kori from Dawn Creek Farm Sep 12, 2022

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Zinnias have a reputation for being a bit of a difficult flower but this week’s guest, Kori from Dawn Creek Farm, tells us all her secrets to getting the best out of them especially when growing for cut flowers. Kori is also an extraordinary breeder of new flower varieties and zinnias are one of her specialities. She’s developed a range of the most perfect pinkish coloured blooms and is a hit with flower farmers across America. She gives us all her tips for breeding including how to get a better chance of those elusive cupcake heads! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review! And don’t forget if you become a Patreon at letsgrowgirls.co.uk you can listen to a special side episode with every guest!

Urban Flower Farming with Marianne and Camila from Wolves Lane Flower Co Sep 02, 2022

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Ever wondered what it was like to be a grower in a big city like London? Well, wonder no more because Marianne and Camila from Wolves Lane Flower Co are here to tell us! We talk about what it’s like to be an urban farmer, what unusual things they grow and also what it’s like to grow in a large glasshouse. Marianne and Camila also have a book coming out this month, How to Grow the Flowers which we also chat about.

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