Our Loved Resources

Great websites for
growing information.

The Growing
Kindness Project

Their mission is to empower, educate and encourage individuals to cultivate kindness in their communities by growing and giving flowers.

Florelie Flower Farm

A small scale, specialty cut flower farm in Bungaree, near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Lorelie Merton generously shares her growing knowledge. Check out their website

Love ‘n Fresh Flowers

Jennie Love – owner and Creative Director of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, is the passionate and creative driving force behind a small but mighty flower enterprise. Trained both as a horticulturalist and floral design she loves educating everyone who will listen about the special beauty and value of locally grown flowers. You will find a loads of flower information on Jennie’s website.

Floret Flowers

A family run flower farm and seed company in Washington USA – Skagit Valley run by Chris and Erin Benzakein. Erin is an inspiration to me. Check out their website.

Santa Cruz Dahlias

A no-till organic dahlia farm operated by Kristine Albrecht in Santa Cruz, California. Kristine is known for her award-winning dahlia hybrids and in 2020 released a book on dahlia breeding. Kristine is so generous in sharing her dahlia growing knowledge via Instagram posts too. Follow her and enjoy her passion and knowledge.

The Gardener’s Workshop

Lisa Mason Zeigler – What began as a small cut-flower farm producing for local markets has grown into so much more. Lisa has become a leader in the cut-flower growing industry, author, accomplished speaker, teacher, and the owner of The Gardener’s Workshop. You will find all sorts of goodness at Lisa’s website.

Podcasts to get you inspired.

  • Why Women Grow Podcast

    Hosted by Alice Vincent, these are rich and intimate conversations on women’s interaction with gardening and nature.

  • The Backyard Bouquet Podcast

    The Backyard Bouquet Podcast

    Hosted by Jennifer Gulizia of The Flowering Farmhouse, The Backyard Bouquet shares inspiring conversations and expert tips from the fields and gardens of cut flower farmers and home growers.

  • Dish The Dirt

    Hosted by Rebecca Noble. Rebecca goes in search of Australian flower farmers, to share their knowledge, passion and insights into the flower industry.

  • The Cut Flower Podcast

    Hosted host Roz Chandler who has been a cut flower farmer for nearly ten years and is passionate about helping others to have their own cutting patches.

  • All the Dirt

    Gardening, sustainability, food and organics. Weekly discussion, interviews and tasty garden to kitchen recipes.

  • Graziher

    Life on the Land – Telling stories of women who live in rural and regional Australia. Stories from all kinds of women who have lived all kinds of lives from all different walks of life.

  • The Flower Podcast

    Hosted by Scott Shepherd. This podcast is for the floral community to discuss flowers, trends and business topics.

  • The No-Till Flowers Podcast

    Hosted by Jennie Love – A show about regenerative flower farming.

  • Girl Flower Podcast

    Hosted by Jessica and Victoria who have conversations and inspirational chin wags with florists and growers.

Books you can’t put down.

  • From Seed to Bloom

    by Milli Proust

    Milli takes you through the growing year from from preparing, planning and planting your plot, to sowing your seeds and nurturing them to maturity. From Seed To Bloom celebrates the harvesting of your crop with tips and tricks to get the best vase life for specific flowers and how to design with them for a life filled with flowers.

  • The Kindest Garden

    by Marian Boswall

    Drawing on lessons from forward-thinking farmers, foresters, re-wilders and nature itself, The Kindest Garden shows you how to create a garden that is both a beautiful sanctuary for yourself and also a place where nature can thrive.

  • The Well Gardened Mind

    by Sue Stuart-Smith

    Rediscovering nature in the modern world.

  • Costa's World

    by Costa Georgiadis

    Gardening for the soil, the soul and the suburbs.

  • Soil

    by Matthew Evans

    The incredible story of what keep the earth, and us, healthy.

  • Flower Confidential

    by Amy Stewart

    The good, the bad and the beautiful. An insight into the global flower industry.

  • Dahlia Breeding for the Farmer Florist & the Home Gardener

    by Kristine Albrecht

  • A Year in Flowers

    by Floret Farm’s

  • Cut Flower Garden

    by Floret Farm’s