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#89: Seed Starting Saturday: Week 1
In this episode, I revisited a project I did 4 years ago called Seed Starting Saturdays. My initial intention was to listen to it to redo it for today— but guess what? After listening I realized it’s great information that is the same today, yesterday, and...
Seedling Care
Seed Starting with Soil Blocking from Beginning to End We use the soil blocking method of seed starting. My experience has been that once equipped with a soil blocker tool, all you add each year are seeds and blocking mix. What drew my initial interest was that 40...
#88: Rudbeckias: Not The Ditch Dwellers
 My love of rudbeckias has turned into a bit of an obsession. They are, after all, a pretty easy family to fall in love with. Some of the reasons I love them: Easy to start (most are anyway) Need little tending other than full sun and a little water to get started...
#87: Have Faith in Cool Flower
Lots of folks reaching out because of fears they are experiencing about their Cool Flowers facing cold weather. Â I understand and suffer from the same thing from time to time. It’s natural, but we need to do all we can to meet their needs to maximize success. Â ...
#87: Have Faith in Cool Flowers
Lots of folks reaching out because of fears they are experiencing about their Cool Flowers facing cold weather. Â I understand and suffer from the same thing from time to time. It’s natural, but we need to do all we can to meet their needs to maximize success....
#86: Building a Business? Don’t Fall for This!
Overspending is a common struggle we face in life, being in business is no different. The point of going into business is to make a profit. Many businesses never make it because of habitual business overspending. It is challenging enough to only spend on what is...S2E1 FG- Building a Business? Don’t Fall for This!
Overspending is a common struggle we face in life, being in business is no different.  The point of going into business is to make a profit. Many businesses never make it because of habitual business overspending. It is challenging enough to only spend on what is...
Seed Starting Saturdays
Week 1: Before you Start Seeds I am so looking forward to spending Seed Starting Saturdays with you! I hope that these weekly videos will help guide you and let you know that we don’t always do it right either. Having blunders and failures is just part of...
#85: An Unlikely Path
Do you make more to-do lists than you can ever get to? I do. This year I decided to make a new list, what I have done, and friends, it made me feel a whole lot better! In this episode, I am sharing how I got to the place I am today. The piece that I believe is key to...
#84: Resting and Recharging, A Business Essential
I didn’t love it when I was told I had to clear my mind and rest, BUT it did prove to be essential for my business’s success. Honestly, I thought it was a waste of time, but the advice was dead right. Enjoy this replay of a Clubhouse chat sharing that...
#81: Cool Season Gardening: Why Are We So Afraid?
I can feel the pain in the messages I receive about the worries folks have about their Cool Flowers facing the cold. Should I cover? What about snow? And then there are the calls asking us to rush their row cover orders cause cold is coming! I get it because...
#83: Cool Flowers FOMO, How to Cope
FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out. It can happen to anyone and I hear from lots of folks struggling with it.Sometimes we just feel like we’ve missed the right timing or aren’t getting the results we see others getting that can lead to: FOMO, fear of missing out. Resist it...
#80: Florist Buying Local, Visiting Flower Farms
Designers and florists if you are looking for a good “business” reason to take your staff on a field trip that will inspire their design work and creativity (not to mention yours) plus boost morale: flower farm tours are the ticket. In this episode,...
#79: Row Covers: For More Then Cold
In this episode, I am sharing the What, When, Why, and How I use lightweight floating row covers. I know that I totally underestimated the power of lightweight covers and the many uses they lend themselves to including preventing wind and pest damage. ...
Lisa talks cutting garden benefits with Joe Lamp’l
Lisa talks cutting garden benefits on The Joe Gardener Show with Joe Lamp’l Adding a cutting garden to your landscape will mean fresh-cut flowers for you to enjoy and also an abundance of pollinators and other beneficial insects in your vegetable garden. To...
#76: Leaves, Mulch, and Compost
In this episode, I’m sharing a chat about how I use leaves, other mulches, and compost in my garden. I believe the use of mulches and the benefits of leaf litter are grossly overlooked in the gardening and farming worlds. Join me on Wednesdays at 1 pm on...
#75: Why I Plant Annuals
I am often asked: why do I grow so many annuals in place of growing more perennials? This episode explains. The bottom line for me is I get more bloom bang for my square footage, I never run out of space, I am able to always try new finds, and I get to feed my...
#74 Florist Buying Local: Recognizing & Saying No When It’s Not a Good Fit
Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers shares when it may be a good idea to say no to a client. How to do it and to even get comfortable doing it. A great topic in this year of high demand that is going to continue for sure into 2022– great lessons. Connect...#74: Florist Buying Local: Recognizing & Saying No When It’s Not a Good Fit
Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers shares when it may be a good idea to say no to a client. How to do it and to even get comfortable doing it.  A great topic in this year of high demand that is going to continue for sure into 2022– great lessons.  Connect...#72 Spring Forth Farm in 2021
Loved catching up with Megan and Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm in Hurdle Mills, NC. I know you are going to find their business model inspiring and perhaps even a goal! Â As I have come to know these two better, I found that it wasn’t just their farming...
#72: Spring Forth Farm in 2021
Loved catching up with Megan and Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm in Hurdle Mills, NC. I know you are going to find their business model inspiring and perhaps even a goal! As I have come to know these two better, I found that it wasn’t just their...
#70: Holiday Market Ideas
In this episode, we are chatting about ideas for value-added items to sell at holiday markets. From gatherings from the farm to items to crafts, and plants to grow. Join me on Wednesdays at 1 pm on Clubhouse to join the conversation. Download the app, join...