Becoming a Cut Flower Grower

Welcome to the latest episode on Friday 26 December 2025. I hope that you've had a great Christmas.It's Boxing Day and to celebrate the end of Christmas and (almost) the end of the year, this episode is part 1 of my End of Year A-Z Review where tonight I chat about everything on the plot from Annuals to Ladybirds via Cosmos to Irrigation, Bells of Ireland to (lost) Keys, Hydrangea to Leafmould, tonight's episode covers a lot. It's been really fun to look back at everything I've been doing this year and assessing whether things were a success or not: I hope you enjoy it.Part 2 of the Review will cover everything from M-Z and this will come out on Tuesday next week as usual. Please come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.Connect with meIf you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to this podcast so that you're the first to hear new episodes when they become available every Tuesday and Friday. And if you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review because it really does help more cut flower-lovers just like you to find the podcast. Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot.Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then. 

Hello, it's Tuesday 23 December 2025.It's a shorter episode tonight - I'm feeling a bit blue. I'm missing my regular routines and I'm not enjoying the disruption. I also have a mole on the field which I was very excited about and then realised it may well cause havoc with everything I've planted so far (and what's still to come). Routines are a mainstay for me: I need them to stay sane and I like to have structure in my day so I really struggle at Christmas time, and this year is no exception. So in this episode I talk about the plans I have in place to cope with the holiday period including getting on the field, doing some planting, and hanging out with my hens. I hope that you have a great Christmas and that you will come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome and I promise to be more cheerful!New podcast I'm enjoying: Bloommates with Katie from Grown by Lightning Hollows and Sarah from Quayle Cottage in Australia. It's great!Connect with meIf you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to this podcast so that you're the first to hear new episodes when they become available every Tuesday and Friday. And if you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review because it really does help more cut flower-lovers just like you to find the podcast. Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot.Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then. 

Hello, it's Friday 19 December 2025.Phew - we've made it through another week and I've had so much rain here in the UK. My Six Figure Flower Farming course with Jenny Marks of Trademark Farmer has come to an end and I'm feeling rather sad about it: I will miss everyone. I realised in the final graduation video call just how much material we have covered in the last month (it's been a lot!) and just how many techniques and tips I've acquired. My list of jobs to do on the field remains exhaustive and I have so much to do over the festive period. I'm looking forward to this - it'a a great reason to get outside and stay active. My list is enormous so I hope it makes you feel better if you still have jobs to do and feel like you're behind the curve. This weekend I'll be watching videos on how to make a table centrepiece for my Christmas dinner table so I can use all the evergreen offcuts I have lurking in Kylie's room (aka my studio). I hope that you have a great weekend: please come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.Connect with meIf you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to this podcast so that you're the first to hear new episodes when they become available every Tuesday and Friday. And if you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review because it really does help more cut flower-lovers just like you to find the podcast. Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot.Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then. 

Hello, welcome to Tuesday 16 December 2025.I've been busy since we last spoke - lots of digging and planting on the field and most of the dahlias are now in the ground, together with my new geums, veronica, astrantia and peonies. I went on a wreath-making course with a friend over the weekend and we had the best time making mini wreaths, eating s'mores cooked on an open fire and making stars out of sticks. I also tested out the compost toilet! I've also (finally) finished my own wreaths thanks to some euphoric dance music and free evergreen off-cuts.In tonight's episode I also share with you my thoughts on dealing with negativity without crying. If you're in the business of producing and selling a product then at some point you're likely to come across some negativity: it's how you deal with it that counts. I chat about this and provide some ways in which I deal with criticism to avoid the hot tears. Please come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.Connect with meIf you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to this podcast so that you're the first to hear new episodes when they become available every Tuesday and Friday. And if you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review because it really does help more cut flower-lovers just like you to find the podcast. Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot.Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then. 

Hello, it's Friday 12 December 2025.Another busy week: wet gloves, wet tools, muddy clothes, and never-ending lists of things to do. I hope you've had a good week. All of my roses have now been delivered which is wonderful and now they all need planting asap. My dahlia mentor, Richard Bailey, has kindly given me more of his unwanted dahlia tubers including Weston Pirate and some incredible Kilburn Glow (which has petals which actually do seem to glow).In tonight's episode I talk about a breakthrough I had this week on my flower farming course with Jenny Marks and it's quite brilliant. I'm suddenly feeling very different about the business and much more confident about the direction I'm taking. I also discuss the new friend I've made recently through the course and how wonderful it is to just talk about growing and selling flowers with a fellow grower (and hopefully a friend!).There's a quick chicken update in tonight's episode too (the boys have been up to mischief again...) and I end the episode with some thoughts on what we can do in December to stay motivated (assuming we're not drowning in wreaths or Christmas planning) including reviewing progress made during the year, refining crop plans for next year and the importance of taking time for ourselves at this time of year. I do hope that you will come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.Connect with meIf you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to this podcast so that you're the first to hear new episodes when they become available every Tuesday and Friday. And if you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review because it really does help more cut flower-lovers just like you to find the podcast. Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot.Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers in England. I'm giving you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then.