The Flower Farmer's Year: How to Grow Cut Flowers for Pleasure and Profit
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Grow your own cut flowers and you can fill your house with the gorgeous colours and heavenly scents of your favourite blooms, knowing that they haven’t travelled thousands of miles – and you can make money while you do it!
Combining boundless passion with down-to-earth guidance and practical advice, Georgie Newbery draws on her own experiences as an artisan flower farmer and florist as she takes you through:
• how to start a cut-flower patch
• what to grow
• cutting, conditioning and presenting cut flowers
• creating a hedgerow Christmas
• starting a cut-flower business
• where to sell
• marketing and social media
• a flower farmer’s year planner.
Whether you want to grow for your own pleasure or start your own business, The Flower Farmer’s Year is the perfect guide.
Georgie Newbery
Georgie Newbery is an artisan flower farmer and florist, supplying cut flowers direct to customers from her smallholding in Somerset. Georgie set up and runs her own business and is a leading authority on growing cut flowers. She also runs courses on growing and arranging cut flowers, and on marketing via social media for fellow growers.
Related to The Flower Farmer's Year
Related ebooks
Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Floriculture: Domestic Flower Growing in Limited Spaces Tips Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeauty Ornamental: Traditional Floral Beauty Methods for Domestic and Personal Adornment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEvery Garden Is a Story: Stories, Crafts, and Comforts Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In Bloom: Growing, Harvesting and Arranging Homegrown Flowers All Year Round Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Deadhead: The Bindweed Way to Grow Flowers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Grow the Flowers: A sustainable approach to enjoying flowers through the seasons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHandpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flower Gardens and More Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPerennials Short and Tall: A Seasonal Progression of Flowers for Your Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFloret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers: Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fresh Cut Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVintage Roses Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crafting with Flowers: Pressed Flower Decorations, Herbariums, and Gifts for Every Season Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeauty Eternal: Easy Ways to Preserve Flowers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Art of Floral Arranging Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Woman's Hardy Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA to Z Growing Roses for Beginners Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Perennial Classics: Easy-Growing Gardening, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSimple Pleasures of the Garden: Stories, Recipes & Crafts from the Abundant Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHydrangeas: Beautiful varieties for home and garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSlow Flowers: Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets from the Garden, Meadow and Farm Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Talks about Flowers. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlossoming Gardens: Tips and Techniques for Gardens In Full Bloom Throughout the Year Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe reproduction of seed roses Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTalks About Flowers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrowing and Using Herbs and Spices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Gardening 101: How to Design, Plant, Grow, and Create Over 25 Miniature Gardens Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsColor-Rich Gardening for the South: A Guide for All Seasons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Agriculture For You
Self-Sufficiency Handbook: Your Complete Guide to a Self-Sufficient Home, Garden, and Kitchen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beekeeping For Dummies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Frugal Homesteader: Living the Good Life on Less Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Backyard Homesteading: A Back-to-Basics Guide to Self-Sufficiency Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Living off The Grid: A Guide on How to Live Off the Land and Become Self-Sufficient Through Homesteading Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBackyard Beekeeping: What You Need to Know About Raising Bees and Creating a Profitable Honey Business Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Square Foot Gardening: How To Grow Healthy Organic Vegetables The Easy Way Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Camp Cooking: 100 Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weeds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vertical Gardening : The Beginner's Guide To Organic & Sustainable Produce Production Without A Backyard Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Keeping Bees with a Smile: Principles and Practice of Natural Beekeeping Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Food Forest Handbook: Design and Manage a Home-Scale Perennial Polyculture Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mycelial Mayhem: Growing Mushrooms for Fun, Profit and Companion Planting Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower's Guide to Ecological Market Gardening Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raising Chickens For Dummies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPermaculture for Beginners: Knowledge and Basics of Permaculture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Flower Farmer's Year
1 rating0 reviews