0
Items
$0.00
#309: The 3 Steps to a Great Cutting Garden
Lisa lays the groundwork for you to succeed out of the gate, rather than suffering through failures to find your way to a great cut flower garden. Whether you’re new to the cutting garden concept or you’ve been unsuccessful starting one in the past, listen...
#308: What It Takes to Be a Flower Farmer
Discover essential insights into the world of flower farming, where passion meets perseverance! This episode dives deep into the heart of flower farming, unraveling the layers of determination, business acumen, and preparation needed to thrive. From the first-hand...
#307: Lisa’s May Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
Today’s episode features our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram called Ask a Flower Farmer. This one was hosted by Lisa Mason Ziegler, a flower farmer with over 25 years of experience, author, online instructor, founder of The Gardener’s...
#306: Lennie Larkin’s June Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
Today’s episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, called Ask a Flower Farmer. This one featured guest host Lennie Larkin, author of Flower Farming for Profit and owner of B-Side Farm in Oregon. She is also one of our course...#305: Meet Emma Mobley, End of Nowhere Flower Farm
In this episode, Lisa visits Emma Mobley’s flower farm in Suffolk, VA. Emma shares her journey of transitioning to flower farming and discusses her new business model, focusing on spring and fall blooms. Listen as she reveals her selling strategies, challenges,...
#304: Ellen Frost’s May Q&A, Ask A Florist
Today’s episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, normally called Ask a Flower Farmer. This one, however, we called Ask a Florist, and it featured guest hostess Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers in Baltimore, MD. Ellen is a...#303: Meet Torrie Anderson of The Flower Farm at Youngs Mill
I had a wonderful time visiting Torrie Anderson’s place, The Flower Farm at Youngs Mill, back in June. Located just a couple of miles from my farm here in Virginia, Torrie is one of my dedicated students who has truly embraced the lessons and made remarkable...
#302: Dave Dowling’s May Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
This episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, called Ask a Flower Farmer. It was guest-hosted by Dave Dowling of Ball/ColorLink, a former flower farmer and the instructor for our online course: Flower Farming School...#301: Top 5 Mistakes, Cool Flowers Edition
These are the top 5 mistakes I see folks making related to Cool Flowers, don’t be one of them! 1. Not knowing your first & last frost dates, along with your lowest expected winter temperature 2. Not preparing your garden beds ahead of time 3. Not knowing how...#300: Cool Flowers, Unveiling the Truth
If you are a Southerner or a Northerner you may think the Cool Flower concept doesn’t work for you, but nothing could be further from the truth! When you find your planting time sweet spot you will be the envy of all your grower friends, and your customers will...#299: Easy Flower Sales: Spring vs. Summer
Stepping away and looking at the big picture, it is easy to see why and how we have been skipping over spring crops. Some of us go to extremes to get warm plants blooming sooner than they should be and others are still planting this family way too late to reap the...#298: Why Grow Annuals?
Why Grow Annuals? I stumbled into growing annuals. I initially began planting perennials but I quickly saw the errors of my way– I was going to run out of space, QUICK! As my business was gaining more demand than flowers I had– I became a little crazy...
The Cool-Season Flower Chronicles Series
This series is brought to you by TheGardenersWorkshop.com. Cool-Season Flower Chronicle Videos Below ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ Listen to each week’s videos as a podcast HERE. Week 1: The Cool Flower Concept This week learn how cold-season hardy annuals don’t just...
#297: Daniel Schavey, Ask A Flower Farmer (May)
This episode features a takeover of our popular “Ask a Flower Farmer” live Q&A session on Instagram. Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co. in Greenville, SC hosted this one. Daniel is an 8th-year flower farmer growing in zone 8a and an alumnus of most of The...
#296: Hardest Job of the Season
Take control now, because if you don’t, nobody will! Resist distractions, structure your workdays to get the tasks that matter done, grow more of less, endlessly market your business, and streamline everything! Mentions Lisa’s Favorite Hat to Beat the Heat!...
#295: Profitable Flower Farming, Inside the Course
In this episode, Lisa and our newest TGW instructor Lennie Larkin offer a look inside our online course, Profitable Flower Farming. Mentions Online Course: Profitable Flower Farming with Lennie Larkin Shop the TGW Online Store for all your seeds and...#294: Meet Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm
In this episode of the Field & Garden podcast, Lisa and guest Lennie Larkin discuss her journey into flower farming, her move to Oregon, and the creation of her educational business. They also delve into the challenges of profitable flower farming, the future of...
#293: Dave Dowling’s April Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
This episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, called Ask a Flower Farmer. Guest-hosted by Dave Dowling of Ball/ColorLink, also a former flower farmer and the instructor for our online course: Flower Farming School Online:...
#291: Lisa’s 5 Tips in 5 Minutes
A quick little set of reminders for busy flower growers! 1) Weeds: You need a prevention plan, plus a plan to extinguish any that survive when they’re small. 2) Succession planting: designate resources/time to getting those successions done, it needs to be a top...
#290: Ask A Florist with Ellen Frost
Today’s episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, normally called Ask a Flower Farmer. This one, however, we called Ask a Florist, and it featured guest hostess Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers in Baltimore, MD. Ellen is a...
#289: Happy Spring or Not?
I don’t know about you, but I am always anxious about spring. A lot is riding on it, right? Weather, seed sowing issues, never enough help, everything seems urgent, netting-netting-netting… seedling care, and then bedmaking, planting, and harvesting...
#288: Dave Dowling’s March Q&A, Ask A Flower Farmer
This episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, called Ask a Flower Farmer. Guest-hosted by Dave Dowling of Ball/ColorLink, also a former flower farmer and the instructor for our online course: Flower Farming School Online:...
#287: Flower Farming Mythbusters (Encore)
Don’t allow these things to hold you back from pursuing your flower farming business dreams. No acreage, tractor, or greenhouse? No problem. I didn’t have any of those during the first decade of my flower farm. Originally aired 9/27/22 Mentions Association of...