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Growing Cut Flowers

Join Flower Friends Nicole and Sarah on their journey to growing beautiful blooms! Interviewing experts, discussing their own successes and failures, and revealing the mysteries behind incredible cut flowers

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Episodes

Ranunculus (are the best) with Galena from Micro Flower Farm

It?s ranunculus time!
2022-10-07
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Reflections of a First Year Flower Farmer with Michaela from Planting With Michaela

This week Michaela comes back to tell us about what she learned in her first year flower farming
2022-09-30
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Gardening for your Mental Health

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!
2022-09-24
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Peonies, Peonies, Peonies with Alec White from Primrose Hall Peonies

This week we are joined by the peony master Alec White from UK peony specialists Primrose Hall. Their website: https://primrosehallpeonies.co.uk
2022-09-16
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Growing & Breeding Zinnias with Kori from Dawn Creek Farm

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!
2022-09-12
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Urban Flower Farming with Marianne and Camila from Wolves Lane Flower Co

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.
2022-09-02
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Hardy Annuals with Cel Robertson

It?s time to sow your hardy annuals and we are joined by Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Co to tell us all her favourites and how she does it! We?ve also got a sponsor for this first episode, Harrod Horticultural who have kindly given us a discount code to get 10% off all of their amazing products by entering LETSGROW10 at checkout valid until the end of the year. T&C?s apply, please note Harrod Horticultural only ship within the UK. See their website for further details.
2022-08-19
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Propagating Plants for Beginners with Fionnuala Fallon

Ever wondered what propagating is or where to start with it? Well wonder no more, we have the episode for you! With our first ever Irish guest, Fionnuala Fallon, we talk about seed collecting, dividing and taking cuttings plus much more.
2022-06-03
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Exploring creativity through flowers with Marianne Slater from Frances & Rose

This week we?re joined by author Marianne Slater from Frances & Rose to hear about her journey to flower-queen and how she started her flower farm and flowery empire.
2022-05-27
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A Flower Farm: Dream to Reality with Mel from The Real Bloom Co

This week we are joined by short term flower farmer but long term dreamer Melissa from The Real Bloom co in the North of England. We learn all about how she dreamed up her new life as a flower farmers and a self builder.  Her website: https://therealbloomcompany.co.uk/
2022-05-13
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Lovely Lilacs with Naomi Slade

They smell the best when stolen from someone else's garden.. this week we're talking all things lilacs. Naomi Slade, author, lilac fan, gardening extraordinaire joins us to bestow much lilac related wisdom. If you've ever wondered how to grow lilacs for cut flowers, this is the episode for you. Naomi's website: https://www.naomislade.com/
2022-04-22
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Hybridising Dahlias with Kristine Albrecht from Santa Cruz Dahlias

We're fan girling over this one a little bit today... especially Nicole! We are joined by the one, the only, Kristine from Santa Cruz dahlias. Dahlia breeding extraordinaire with over 16 years experience, she's giving us the basics on how to start hybridizing dahlias. So if you've ever wondered "How do I breed my own dahlia?" then boy do we have the episode for you. Kristine's website: https://www.santacruzdahlias.com/
2022-04-15
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Spring Bulb Update with Marryn from The Farmhouse Flower Farm

We?re joined yet again by our resident Director Of Enabling who heard that we were in need of a shopping list update?
2022-04-08
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Bearded Iris Obsessions

Back with Season 6, we speak to India Hurst of Vervain Flowers all about her floral obsession, bearded irises. If you ever wondered how to grow these dramatic cut flowers then this is the episode for you! India gives us tons of tips on how to grow them and we have our usual lovely flowery chat and laughs along the way.
2022-04-01
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Growing wonderful roses with Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm

In our season 5 finale, we chat to Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm. Felicia is a third generation farmer with 100 acres farming beautiful garden roses as well as other specialty flowers, French prunes and rice. Felicia?s favourite childhood memories include farming fragrant garden roses with her grandmother and years later in 2014 she accidentally became a rose farmer! In this episode you can hear more about Felicia?s journey to rose farming, some of her top tips and favourite varieties, plus all about how you can learn more about growing your own wonderful roses with her.
2022-03-12
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Seasonal check in with Nicole & Sarah

Surprise!! We're all on our own - and we're covering the past year's successes and our big plans for the year to come. Plus, a bit of an insight into us two - your mysterious hosts!

2022-03-04
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Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers with Georgie Newbery from Common Farm Flowers

Calling all soon-to-be brides and grooms - it?s time to grow your own wedding flowers! This week Georgie returns to wow us again with her never ending flower knowledge to tell us how to grow our own wedding flowers
2022-02-25
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Composting made simple with Compostable Kate

This week Kate, aka the Compost Queen, joins us to talk all things compost including her bokashi, ceramic impost and worm farm systems for at home composting. For more: https://www.instagram.com/compostable.kate/?hl=en
2022-02-18
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Icelandic Poppy Secrets with Gemma from Green Rabbit Flowers

This week we are joined by Gemma from Green Rabbit Flowers again to talk about the mystery that is Icelandic poppies.

Her website: https://www.greenrabbitflowers.co.uk

2022-02-12
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Growing Lovely Lilies with Loraine Hart

In this week?s episode we talk all things lilies with Loraine Hart from Harts Nursery. Ever wondered the difference between an Asiatic and a tree lily? Well wonder no more. We hope you all feel inspired to grow lilies after this. For more info on the podcast please head over to our Instagram @letsgrowgirlspodcast Happy growing!
2022-02-04
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Magical Floral Photography with Janne Ford

This week we are joined by talented floral photographer Janne Ford who shares some insight into how she found herself in this dream job, and tips for us all to improve our own floral photography.
2022-01-28
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Flower-filled Gardens with Grace Alexander

Guess who's back?! After a nice winter break and a minor editing drama - we are back! And with the one and only Grace Alexander for company. See her website: https://www.gracealexanderflowers.co.uk/ 
2022-01-24
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Dahlias, Dahlias, Dahlias with Lorelie from Florelie Seasonal Flowers

This week we have our first ever Australian guest - and we are so excited to talk dahlias with Lorelie from Florelie Seasonal Flowers
2021-11-05
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Sunflower Secrets with Steve Kaufer (AKA Sunflower Steve)

This week we are joined by the one an only sunflower Steve! The breeder of the most incredible double sunflowers - which have probably captured your attention via the magic of Instagram. Steve has been flower farming for 21 years and shares his fascinating journey, his top tips and spills all the secrets about his upcoming seed line!
2021-10-29
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Top Sweet Pea Varieties & Sowing Advice

This week we are joined by the LGG Director Of Enabling, Marryn! This is her third appearance on the show and our favourite (and only) repeat guest.

This week she's talking us through how her sweet pea season went, her fave varieties from this year and the ones she's most excited for in the year to come.

Marryn's website: https://www.thefarmhouseflowerfarm.com/
Marryn's instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thefarmhouseflowerfarm/

2021-10-22
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Flower Business Chat with Lynsey from Muddy Acres Flower Farm

This week we're joined by someone we've both admired for a long time - and she's covering a topic we haven't really covered yet. Muddy acres flower farm: https://muddyacres.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muddyacresflowerfarm/  
2021-10-15
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Regenerative Farming & Growing Lisianthus with Briana from Blossom and Branch Flower Farm

This week we're so excited to return from summer hiatus to bring you a highly anticipated flower that's very hard to grow.  

The wonderful Briana joins us to talk all about how she got into farming, how she focuses on making her farm more sustainable and more.

Find out more about Briana: https://blossomandbranchfarm.com/

2021-10-08
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Larkspur and Lupins with Sophie from Chatsworth House

This week?s episode is with Sophie, the head gardener of the cutting garden at Chatsworth House. We talk all things Chatsworth before getting stuck into the real flower chat about how to grow Larkspur and Lupins!
2021-08-13
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Soil Blocking & Cool Flowers with Lisa Mason Ziegler

This week we talk to the gardening legend that is Lisa Mason Ziegler from The Gardener?s Workshop. We talk all about growing successfully in soil blocks and the technique of growing cool flowers which Lisa is known for.
2021-07-09
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How to make the most of your flowers with Natasha McCrary from 1818 farms

This week we are joined by Natasha from 1818 farms to talk all things dried flowers, soaps, wax sachets.

Check out her farm: https://1818farms.com/collections/most-popular-items

2021-07-02
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Statice + Subscriptions with Heather from Petal Pink Flower Farm

In this week?s episode (the second of the second) we are joined by the lovely Heather of Petal Pink Flowers. We talk all about statice, a flower that we are predicted a big comeback for, and why/how to run a subscription flower service for your customers. There?s some farm animal chat in there too as usual!
2021-06-25
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Growing in Containers with Claus Dalby

Season 4 of Let?s Grow, Girls is back with a bang and we?ve got Danish gardener, photographer, broadcaster and publisher, Claus Dalby! Claus tells us all about his garden inspiration, his love of colour and talks about some of his favourite plants. Not only do we cover our usual cut flower chat, but Claus also chats to us about growing in his garden ?rooms?, his spectacular container displays and definitely adds a few more plants to our ever growing lists! Remember to come find us on Instagram @letsgrowgirlspodcast and also our Facebook group where you can ask us any questions about the episode. We also have a new Patreon account where you can subscribe to get access to exclusive content. Links to all of these are on our website www.letsgrowgirls.co.uk or via our Instagram bio. Thanks!
2021-06-18
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Korean Natural Farming + Alpacas (and flowers!) With Sarah from Bloom and Gray | Garden Notes

This week we are joined by the amazing Sarah Gray, of Bloom & Gray flower farm in Yorkshire aka Sarah #1 for the purposes of telling them apart!
2021-05-28
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Zinnias, Confessions + Squished Slugs with Planting With Michaela | Garden Notes

Today we are joined by Michaela from @planting.with.Michaela
2021-05-21
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Starting A Flower Patch with Niki from Flourish Flower Farm

This week we are joined by Niki from Flourish flower farm!

You can find her here:

Instagram (@flourishflowerfarm) | Website ( more info about ordering her book on her website!)

2021-05-14
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Growing Wedding Flowers + Naked Gardening with Amy from Chicks and Veg | Garden Notes

This week we are joined by Amy from Chicks and Veg to talk all things wedding flowers, hornworms and Randy chickens
2021-05-07
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Filling Flower Beds + Rain Dancing with Sophie from Old House In The Shires | Garden Notes

Another week, another notebook full of garden notes! This week we are joined by Sophie, dialling in from Wiltshire in the UK to tell us all about what she's got going on in the garden right now!

Find Sophie:

Instagram (@Oldhouseintheshires) | Website

2021-04-30
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Beginner Cut Flowers + Gardening Style with Lauren McDermott | Garden Notes

Are you a beginner gardener? Just starting out with your cut flower journey? Well this is the episode for you. We chat to new-grower, Lauren McDermott, about her first foray into the cut flower world! We talk about all the seeds and tubers she?s got ready for her first summer of blooms. And we couldn?t have Lauren on the podcast without talking style and getting some tips on what she wears in the garden.
2021-04-24
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Dahlia Planting, Seeds, and Chicken Chat with Charlie from The Home Gardener | Garden Notes

Another week of Garden Notes! This week we are joined by Charlie from @The_Home_Gardener on Instagram to hear how she's been getting on in her garden. 

Find her here:

Instagram | Website

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

And join our family as a patron (oooh, aaaah!) - more info to be found here: https://www.patreon.com/letsgrowgirls

2021-04-16
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Sweet Peas, Spring Bulbs, and Flower Muscles with Marryn from The Farmhouse Flower Farm | Garden Notes

Marryn, an honorary Grow Girl is back and she has been promoted to Director of Enabling!! Marryn joins us for our garden notes series to tell us what's happening in her garden this week.... but mostly to give us  list of 100 new things we need to buy. Oops!!

You can find Marryn here:

Website | Insta 

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

And join our family as a patron (oooh, aaaah!) - more info to be found here: https://www.patreon.com/letsgrowgirls

2021-04-09
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100% Dahlia Chat with Philippa from Justdahlias | Garden Notes

Dahlias dahlias dahlias! This week we are joined by a UK dahlia legend, Phillippa from Justdahlias in Cheshire who grows to sell cut flowers for floristry. She also dries her dahlias to sell year round. 

You can find her here:

Instagram | Website 

2021-04-09
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Roses, Direct Sowing and Kamikaze Irises with Lizzie from The Rose Press Garden | Garden Notes

We're back for season 3! This season, Garden Notes, will be a more laidback look into what is happening in our gardens each week: featuring a guest who can tell us about their garden or cut flower patch too. 

This week we are joined by Lizzie from The Rose Press Garden, an exciting new seed shop aiming to make gardening products that are for a younger audience. She tells us how she started gardening, what she's direct sowing this week and lots more!

Find Lizzie:

Shop | Instagram

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

Love the show? Help us keep producing this flowery content and support us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/letsgrowgirls)

2021-03-26
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Perfect Chrysanthemums with Sarah Raven

Mums the word! It?s the season 2 finale and have we ever got a good episode for you! 

The flower that has us the most flummoxed is one that seems to have most of you stumped too, the chrysanthemum. 

So when we wanted to learn more, who better to call upon but the one and only, Sarah Raven. Not only does Sarah gives us her tips and tricks for growing the perfect "xanths" but she also tells us about growing at her garden Perch Hill and reveals her favourite dahlia and tulip varieties. So if you only listen to one thing this week, make it our season 2 finale.

Sarah's Instagram handles: @sarahravensgarden @sarahravenperchhill

Sarah Raven's website/shop: https://www.sarahraven.com/

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

2021-03-12
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Foliage and Filler Flower Faves with Brenna from Three Brothers Blooms

We get asked for foliage and filler recommendations all the time, so in this week?s episode we chat to Brenna from Three Brothers Blooms, a beautiful flower that she runs from her home in the Washington state, in the United States, to hear about some of her favourites. From phlox to pansies, you?ll be adding to your seed list like there?s no tomorrow! Brenna has the most amazing taste in flowers and we couldn?t get enough of her suggestions!

2021-03-05
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Growing Organic Flowers with Jo + Wendy from Organic Blooms

You wanted to us to talk soil and your wish is our command! In today?s episode we have Jo and Wendy from Organic Blooms, an organic cut flower farm based in Bristol, U.K. Jo and Wendy were one of the first flower farms in the U.K. to achieve organic certification by the Soil Association so they know a thing or two about growing flowers organically. We talk about the complexities of becoming certified organic and how you can apply some of these practices in your home garden or your allotment, not to mention our usual flower filled chat as we find out some of Jo and Wendy?s favourite blooms at the farm and talk about companion planting.
2021-02-26
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Snapdragon Secrets with Gemma from Green Rabbit Flowers

If you don't already have snapdragons on the list for your cut flower patch this year - that's about to change!! We are so excited to welcome Gemma from Green Rabbit Flowers who has been growing for only a few years but had found success in her local area with beautiful colour combinations and amazing snapdragons. 

Today she's spilling her secrets to growing show stopping snapdragons (seriously, check out her insta if you don't believe us!) - autumn sowing, when to pinch, how to propagate and more!

Green Rabbit Flowers: Instagram  | Facebook  |  Website

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

2021-02-19
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Succession Sowing, Unpopular Opinions + More | Q&A

This week is a new one! We're bringing you a Q&A session with questions submitted from our Facebook group and Instagram page, covering a whole host of questions - everything from seed starting, growlights, to our unpopular opinions.

Things mentioned:

UK cell trays: https://containerwise.co.uk/

UK cell trays: https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

2021-02-12
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Gladioli for Cut Flowers with Nicole from Flower Hill Farm

We're super excited to welcome Nicole from Flower Hill Farm (of YouTube fame) on to the show for a good old flower chit chat and so she can talk us all through the basics of growing gladioli for cut flowers. 

She's explaining spacing, when to plant, succession planting, saving the corms and so much more. She's also sharing the other things she's excited to plant on the farm for 2021.

Links

Nicole:  Website  | Instagram  |  YouTube  (Flower Hill Farm)

Things we mentioned:

Kings Mums

Echinacea Supreme Cantaloupe

Let?s Grow, Girls the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

2021-02-05
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Plans for 2021 + a Flowery Catch Up with Marryn from The Farmhouse Flower Farm

One of our most loved guests from season 1 returns for an epic flowery catch up!

The wonderful Marryn in definitely part of our flowery tribe and when Nicole and I had a gap in our recording schedule we knew we had to squeeze a flowery catch up in!

This is a long one, a really long one, so save this one for while you do your gardening tasks so that we can join you and fill your greenhouse/polytunnel/garden with flower friend chit chat. We're talking about successes from 2020, Marryn's favourite ever sweetpea varieties, what new things we're growing in 2021 and so, so, so much more! Grab a coffee and join us.

Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm.

Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here!

2021-01-29
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Adding Alstroemeria to your Cutting Patch with Ben from Crosslands Nursery

Our most requested guest thus far, please welcome Ben (AKA Alstroemeria Ben) to the show! Alstroemeria make wonderful cut flowers because they last incredibly well in the vase and are wonderful to arrange with. They come in a whole host of colours and a perennial so come back year on year. They spread too, so your Alstromeria patch should get more and more productive as time goes on! We are so excited to chat to Ben about his British Flowers Rock campaign and about the pressing need for more education for the public on where their flowers are coming from. He also shares the basics of how to add some Alstromeria to your cutting patch - how to space them, care for them, pick them and more.  Let?s Grow, Girls is the cut flower podcast is a weekly dose of upbeat, friendly flower growing expertise! For those who grow a few flowers in their garden, to those who want to know how to start a flower farm. Subscribe to be notified of our weekly episodes. If you have questions or want to see what other listeners are growing, join our Facebook group here! We have gathered a list of the best cut flower alstromeria varieties and where to buy them that will be posted in the group!
2021-01-22
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