Epic Strimming Mishap, Scabious Meltdown, Grower Site Visit, Pricing Stuff-Up & Plant Profile: Echinops
Hello and welcome to Friday 17 April 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight: I experienced a strimming mishap with my Cephalaria (giant scabious), the other scabious have collapsed after they were move...
17 Apr 30min
Mulching, Weeding, Staking, Sowing Half Hardy Annuals & Using AI To Improve My Website
Hello, it's Tuesday 14 April 2026. I've had a busy weekend trying to divide my time between the field and the greenhouse, so there's lots to tell you tonight including news about mulching, weeding, t...
14 Apr 20min
Seedlings Update, Unusual Plants I'd Love To Sell, Battling Creeping Thistle, Plus Plant Profile: Hydrangea 'Limelight'
Hello, welcome to Friday 10 April 2026. We had a one-day heatwave this week and it was roasting! 24 degrees centigrade! Wow! And today it's back to 13 degrees - quite a change. It's musical chairs in...
10 Apr 33min
I Accidentally Left My Sweetpeas Out Overnight, Bed Prep Continues & Why Every Stem Has To Make A Profit
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 7 April 2026. I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend. I spent the weekend on the field and was mostly doing battle with nettles, clearing beds and making space for all the a...
7 Apr 25min
Somehow It's Easter Already, How I Sow My Seeds Super Quickly & The Hens Move House
Hello, welcome to Friday 3 April 2026. Happy Good Friday! Storm 'Dave' has landed and it's very windy here. My honeysuckle arch blew down, the cockerels are getting blown across the field and anything...
3 Apr 15min
Impact Of Escalating Oil Prices On Cut Flower Imports & What This Means for Local Growers
Hello, welcome to Tuesday 31 March 2026. Fuel prices are shooting up really quickly and it's already impacting many of us, in one way or another. I've often mentioned the statistic that 80 to 90 perc...
31 Mar 19min
All The Latest News From The Field, Tulip Crates Now In My Car For Safety, Chicken News & Plant Profile: Scabious
Hello, it's Friday 27 March 2026. ** Apologies for the terrible audio quality in this episode. I don't quite know what happened but I think there's something wrong with the microphone (and the spare ...
27 Mar 17min
Planting On The Plot, Hiding The Crated Tulips (Again) & A Lesson In Making A Beautiful Wrapped Hand-Tied Bouquet
Hello, it's Tuesday 24 March 2026. Lots of news - some of climbing roses have finally gone in the ground, the phlox has been split and replanted and the crated tulips have been relocated on top of th...
24 Mar 23min
