Classes, events and experiences on the plots

Grow Your Own Cut Flowers
A Year Long Growing Cut Flowers Adventure.
**This course is fully booked and live** - next intake Sept 2025 - click here to be first to know when it goes live
*NEW* short Saturday Classes on Growing Cut Flowers monthly sessions - Great introduction to the full year course - book a session
What to get confident about growing cut flowers?
Join me in a deep dive year long practical program and at the end of it, you'll be just that: Confident and inspired to plan your own growing.
We meet at pivotal points in the growing year to cover all the practical tasks and planning for growing flowers.
Phases of the Course
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'Closing’ down the growing season and preparing for the next
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Planning your space and growing season
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Executing your plans for your space this year
What is it?
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Five in person practical learning dates on the plots with a delicious lunch
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Seeds, corms, bulbs and plants to grow on yourself.
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A comprehensive beautifully printed handbook to accompany each session, with images and instructions.
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One Year Free Subscription to 'Floral Notes'
Option to add on a 1.2.1. in your garden or growing space at a reduced rate of £150 (usually £200) - this has been popular and useful for those setting up new beds and planning planting together.

Who is it for?
Do you have gaps in your borders? Wanting to make cutting beds? Confused by packets of seeds and when to best sow them? This course is an opportunity to immerse yourself in flowers for the year. You'll learn how to create a confident connection with your own growing space with the knowledge and resources to plan a year of cut flowers.
What do we do?
Fundamentally, I teach and share how to view your growing in a holistic practical way, working with your soils, the weather and seasons, by developing your intuition and observation.
By returning to the plots across the year, we will practically grow plants in every stage of their lifespan and truly learn the requirements in real time. We'll grow together, taking plants 'started' on a session back to your growing space.
Each session will include demonstrations and practical tasks covering all the techniques to grow your own cut flowers and plant. From sowing seeds and taking cuttings through to planning your growing, completely tailored for your space, resources and requirements and finishing with cutting and conditioning flowers of that season.
For the professional florist and grower, you might want to join the 'Grow cut flowers for sale'.
Read more on blogs about each session here - (click on each one)
Early Autumn Class
Late Autumn Class
Spring Class
Late Spring Gathering
Summer Class
What knowledge or experience do I need to have?
None! In fact it could be better because there can be a lot of 'unlearning' for a traditional gardener (I was one!).
There is a lot to learn regardless of your experience - I teach the absolute fundamentals to ensure nothing is missed out. These are what matters and creates the foundations for the ultimate success of your growing and confidence.
What happens after the course?
Participants return to the plots in many ways:
Seasonal Alumni dates, classes and talks, including the new final date on the course, the annual alumni summer party.
For professional mentoring and development as florists and farmers
Working on the plots for continued professional development
As collaborators
To buy our flowers to supplement their own
For classes, talks and courses for further learning and interest
What is the investment?
The course costs £850 and is payable either in full or seven monthly payments of £125.
If you'd like to have a chat about the course, book a 'Quick Call' here and see if it's right for you.
You can also book the next Open Day, visit the gardens, talk about the course and see the handbooks.
When does the next course start?
There is only one course a year, each starting on Tuesday 16th September with 'Early Autumn' Session.
Over the years.
Outline of the 2024/25 Course
The practical days begin 10am with coffee and cake, a 2 course lunch, finishing by 3pm.
Gatherings in April and July 10am-2pm coffee & Cake and a light working lunch.
Early Autumn Class
-Thurs 12th September 2024 - 10am-3pm
-Presprouting & planting/ Ranunulus/ bulbs/ hardy annuals/
composting/ green manures.
Late Autumn Class
-Wed 13th November 2024 - 10am-3pm
-Composting / Tulips/ lifting dahlias/ mulching/ root cuttings/dividing perennials.
Winter Class
- Wed 15th January 2025 10am-2pm.
- Planning your space/ schedules & plot plans/ successional growing
Winter 1.2.1.
-Included in course and booked separately 120mins
-In your garden, allotment, farm OR at the plots here.
Spring Class
- Wed 12th March 2025 10am-3pm
- Annuals/ seed sowing/ preparing beds/ dahlia splitting and starting/cuttings.
Mid Spring Gathering
- Wed 30th April 2025 10am-2pm
- Tour & gathering to discuss progress.
Summer Class
- Wed 4th June 2025 10am-3pm
- Planting out/ staking/ feeding/ biennials/ green manures.
Mid Summer Gathering
- Wed 9th July 2025 10am-2pm
- Check in on progress, review stages & tasks
*NEW* Final session Summer Alumni Party Wednesday 24th September 2025
Confirmation of dates will be sent on booking together with welcome pack.
Payable by instalments of £140 per month or in full £1650 - both at the checkout.
See Blogs here for more open each session -
Late Autumn Class