2023 Autumn Dates:

​-        Mon Sept 11th @ 7pm - 9.30/10.00pm

-        Sun Oct 22nd @ 4pm - 6.30/7.00pm

 

If you can't make these dates but would like to be advise when further dates are released date drop me a note (here).

 

Price: £50  

Limited Places.

 

Join me (Barbara Lohoar from Ashwell Flowers), Fiona Paxton from Pulvertoft Flowers and Alison Down from Boho Flowers for this exciting Zoom workshop for people venturing into the growing, marketing, and selling of seasonal cut flowers – on whatever scale.

 

We’ll cover the ups and downs of flower farming through the eyes of Fiona and myself having completed our second growing seasons alongside Alison who has been growing and working in horticulture for ten years.

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We’ll look at how each of our business’ became established and how they are evolving and adapting to suit our individual micro-climates and local markets. Our common aim is to share - in a ‘warts and all ‘way – and in as much detail as time allows, the good, the bad and even the ugly of what we’ve learnt on our individual journeys.

We’ll cover:

• How we set up our plots

• How to keep a plot healthy and grow sustainably

• What we grow (and what makes a good cut flower)

• How and where we sold

• What retail customers like (and what the florists love)

• Essential record keeping

• How much income we received in our first year and what we spent

• The highs and lows of being a flower farmer

You’ll see in detail how we’ve been building our business’ from both a financial and a professional perspective, offering you advice and tips.

We’ll be giving you resources to save you time and money (in an e-booklet) including:

• Essential plants to grow and our favourites

• Books we found useful

• What products and tools we found useful

• Essential suppliers (not forgetting collecting seeds essential self-seed seedling swops – we’re thinking of Barbara’s larkspur!)

Plus you’ll receive a video tour of each of our plots before the workshop so we can maximise the time we have together.