Foreword by James Alexander-Sinclair Introduction: Why grow cut flowers? 1. Getting started 2. Annuals 3. Biennials 4. Perennials 5. Bulbs & corms 6. Shrubs 7. Roses 8. Dahlias 9. Sweet peas 10. Herbs 11. Wildflowers 12. Cutting, conditioning & presenting cut flowers 13. Hedgerow Christmas 14. Starting a cut-flower business 15. Where to sell 16. Marketing & social media Afterword Appendix 1: The flower farmer’s year planner Appendix 2: Plant names Resources Index
A stunning book from a leading artisan cut-flower farmer, this guide combines aspirational images with practical information for anyone wanting to grow cut flowers for their own homes or to sell and make a profit.
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.
With such a friendly writing style, it is easy to imagine cutting
your home-grown blooms in the morning and delivering them to the
local florist, with the author at your side. [...] For those who
want to grow cut flowers simply for pleasure and to fill their home
with blooms, this book is also essential reading.
*RHS The Garden*
Georgie Newbery gives sound and cheery advice on growing,
displaying and - if that is your bag - selling [flowers] in The
Flower Farmer's Year.
*The Sunday Times*
The Flower Farmer's Year gives advice targeted to our mild,
dark-in-winter climate, and also gives practical advice on both
preparing flowers for sale, and most importantly of all perhaps,
how to actually sell them!
*The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm*
A real treat for anyone who love to grow flowers for business or
pleasure.
*All That Women Want*
It's the sort of book that will make you want to jack in your day
job and start growing sweet peas, dahlias and roses for a
living.
*The Bath Magazine*
Whether you're an amateur gardener or aspiring artisanal florist
the book won't be read just once, with its wealth of invaluable
information and beautiful pictures you'll find yourself returning
to Georgie's blooming corner of Somerset again and again.
*RandBConsultants*
There's something magical about fresh flowers and this stunningly
presented book can't help but captivate the novice and experienced
grower alike.
*Organic Farmer*
Artisan flower farmer Newbery brings horticultural and agricultural
logic to the process of farming flowers—planning, planting,
growing, harvesting, and then arranging them—in a way that
surprises and enlightens.
*Publisher's Weekly*
I love this book – it’s a beautiful yet practical and accessible
guide that will help you transform whatever sized patch you have
into an abundant oasis of flowers.
*Gardener, food writer and broadcaster, Mark Diacono*
Georgie has written an inspiring book for anyone who's ever
wondered what it would be like to grow flowers on a commercial
scale.
*The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine*
If you’re thinking of setting yourself up as a flower farmer,
you’ll find Georgie’s book indispensable. And if you’d simply like
to grow flowers for pleasure, then I’m sure you’ll really enjoy the
book too. Plus it would make a great Christmas present…!
*Flowerona.com*
This coffee table book is both beautiful and practical, with more
than 200 pages of well-written and wonderfully illustrated advice
and inspiration. A must for the flower lover in your life!
*Countryside Magazine*
Whether you are actually planning to flog a few flowers or just
want decent, straightforward advice on creating a cutting garden
for your own use, this book is an excellent choice.
*Berks and Bucks Life*
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