Hello and welcome! It's Friday 4 July 2025 and it's my birthday! And Happy American Independence Day if you're celebrating that today!

I'm on a massive high after selling 100 stems of cut flowers to my lovely event florist, Jo, so I chat about this and how I managed to get everything delivered without breaking anything or spilling any water (a miracle). There's a photo on my insta @henhillcutflowers so you can see one of the buckets.

It's been quite a busy week as I took a day out to go to the beach with my other half to celebrate his birthday. I hate the thought of going anywhere these days but I'm really glad I went because we had a lovely time and discovered that the dog is not a fan of the sea.

Everything on the plot is doing fine and some things are flowering beautifully including the heleniums, cornflowers, sweetpeas and calendulas. The nigella have finally started flowering and they're stunning. My snaps are about to flower too (finally!) together with the didiscus and scabious. Lots of forward planning going on including next weekend's flowers and choosing sweetpeas for 2026. I've got a really long to-do list as well so there will be lots to tell you about next Tuesday!

I'm really loving connecting with you on instagram @henhillcutflowers. I love hearing from you and if you have any questions then I'm always very happy to answer them. I do hope you enjoy this episode!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ I'm celebrating selling 100 stems to my florist!

✅ What cut flowers I sold today

✅ News from the plot this week

✅ What's flowering and what's just about to flower

✅ Making the plot safe for a visit from my florist next week

✅ Choosing sweetpeas for 2026

✅ What I'll be doing over the weekend on the plot

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Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers. I'm going to give 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 27 June 2025 and the mercury is rising once again.

In this episode I talk about how the first six months of 2025 have been for me as a new cut flower grower and I hope you find it interesting. If you've been listening from the start then you'll recognise some of the issues raised, like the time I left a tap running and emptied out my own water storage tanks overnight. I discuss the highs and lows so far ranging from the excitement of actually selling stems to what to do with the ones I haven't sold, to pests, my high-maintenance cornflowers, and everything in between.

I talk about some of the things I've learned in the first half of this year and what I'd do differently in future, including improvements to staking, earlier sowings and reduced plant spacings. It's a fairly detailed review of what's worked and what hasn't, together with some pretty honest reflections on how I'm feeling right now.

One things that's definitely a high point is this podcast: it's a real source of joy in my life, particularly connecting with you on instagram @henhillcutflowers. I love hearing from you and if you have any questions then I'm always very happy to answer them. I do hope you enjoy this review episode!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ My highs and lows from January 2025 to June 2025

✅ How I felt when I saw my first cut flowers featured in a bridal bouquet

✅ What's actually gone well and what hasn't

✅ How my cornflowers have literally taken over my life

✅ How feeling overwhelmed is draining and stressful

✅ What I'll be doing differently in 2026

✅ Why I can never have enough perennials, shrubs and foliage

🌻 Follow & Stay Connected!

If you like what you hear, please follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. If you enjoy this episode, please take a minute to leave a review – it really does help more flower lovers find the show.

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. I'm going to give 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.