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#255: Misguided Passion?

#255: Misguided Passion?

Do you love the processes of starting, growing, and harvesting lots of cut flowers, but don’t really want to go into business? That is totally doable and in my book, an even higher calling! Mentions We are so happy about our partnership with the Growing For...
#254: Meet Tammy Osselaer of Little Petal Farm

#254: Meet Tammy Osselaer of Little Petal Farm

Today’s episode is a chat that Lisa recently had with Tammy Osselaer, owner of Little Petal Farm in Noblesville, Indiana. During this conversation, they chat about retail sales, farmers markets, the importance of weeding regularly, AND how flower farmers are ALWAYS...
#252: Lisa Chats With Dr. Allan Armitage

#252: Lisa Chats With Dr. Allan Armitage

A well-known writer, speaker, and horticulturist, the TGW family might know Dr. Allan Armitage best as the co-author of one of our favorite reference books, Specialty Cut Flowers. Here, Lisa chats with “Dr. A” about how they met, how he got his start in...
#251: Flat Sales in Late Summer

#251: Flat Sales in Late Summer

I vividly remember harvesting flowers that I knew were destined for the compost heap. July and August can be tough sales months, but facing and overcoming it can be done. I hope this helps! ~Lisa Mentions Lisa’s course, Flower Farming School Online: The Basics,...
#250: Ask A Florist Q&A with Ellen Frost

#250: Ask A Florist Q&A 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. In this episode we instead did an Ask a Florist session with guest host Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers in Baltimore, MD. Ellen is not...
#249: Take A Break

#249: Take A Break

Do you need a break? To continue performing everyone needs time to refuel. For me, marrying into a family that observes Sundays as a day of rest played a significant role in my business success. Looking back I see how it gave me down space to become better. Mentions...
#246: Big Picture Thinking for Spring

#246: Big Picture Thinking for Spring

Now is the time for big-picture planning for next spring: where and when. As I am shuffling our gardens again, I am excited to embark on a smaller garden that produces more. I know where I am planting Cool Flowers and when I should plant which leads me backward to...
#242: Dave’s Online School is Available Now!

#242: Dave’s Online School is Available Now!

Join Lisa Z. and Dave Dowling as they talk about some big improvements and changes to Dave’s online school! These changes benefit both current owners of the course and prospective students alike, check them out! View the video blog on our YouTube Page. Mentions...
#246: Big Picture Thinking for Spring

#245: Afraid of Selling Your Flowers?

Little did I know that being afraid to sell my first flowers was actually the gift that prepared me for a career of success. Becoming a strong, confident seller was not what I thought, it was the result of becoming a prepared and professional flower farmer that led me...
#240: Flower Farmer or Cut Flower Grower?

#240: Flower Farmer or Cut Flower Grower?

Do you refer to yourself as a flower farmer or a cut flower grower? I wonder if our verbal preference is a reflection of our subconscious focus. Either way, I believe telling our story has far more reach and impact in the future than we can imagine. Tell your story...
#239: Realigning Business Priorities

#239: Realigning Business Priorities

As I am facing the struggle of realigning my business priorities as my book project is wrapping up, I am revisiting class one in Flower Farming School Online which is helping me so much. It is making me take a look at what I’m doing with my business day and what I may...