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Growing Cut Flowers

Let's Grow, Girlswww.letsgrowgirls.co.uk
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

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

Feb 18, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 5Ep. 5

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!

Feb 04, 202255 minSeason 5Ep. 3

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.

Jan 28, 202253 minSeason 5Ep. 2

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/

Jan 24, 202255 minSeason 5Ep. 1

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!

Oct 29, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 4Ep. 10

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/

Oct 22, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 4Ep. 7

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/

Oct 15, 202154 minSeason 4Ep. 6

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/

Oct 08, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 4Ep. 6

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!

Aug 13, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 4Ep. 5

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.

Jul 09, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 4Ep. 4

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!

Jun 25, 202150 minSeason 4Ep. 2

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 @...

Jun 18, 202157 minSeason 4Ep. 1

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.

Apr 24, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 5

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 listen...

Apr 16, 202153 minSeason 3Ep. 4

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 fl...

Apr 09, 20211 hr 11 minSeason 3Ep. 3

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

Apr 09, 202151 minSeason 3Ep. 2

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...

Mar 26, 202155 minSeason 3Ep. 1

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...

Mar 12, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 10

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!

Mar 05, 202151 minSeason 2Ep. 9

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...

Feb 26, 20211 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 8

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 mor...

Feb 19, 202157 minSeason 2Ep. 7
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