Quince Flowers Podcast

The tenth episode of the Quince Flowers Podcast. In this Episode Caitlyn and Peter reflect on what they have learnt from the podcast and what changes they are planning for next season.

Our guest is Alf Hardingham from Glenmarc Dahlias. We discuss his early life as a cattle farmer, his start with plants and how he grows over four thousand dahlias a season. Alf has won Australia's Dahl medal, the Dahlia Society of Australia's highest honor, and it's easy to see why after hearing everything he has contributed to dahlias and the community. 

Was an honour to chat with him.

PS: their could possibly be a bonus episode in the works, so make sure you subscribe to the podcast to find out when it releases. 

Thanks for listening!

A chat with Toowoomba Flower Exhibitor, Pam Armstrong.

We discuss her start in the world of dahlias, how her patch has changed over the seasons and how she grows her blooms to exhibition standards.

Lots of little bits of information in this one and Caitlyn and I both learnt a lot. 

Enjoy, and thanks to Pam for joining us. 

A great discussion with champion grower and Dahlia Society of NSW and ACT president, Graeme Davis.

We talk about his patches, climate, how he grows giants, tuber storage and maintaining the best stock for the best plants.

Have a notepad ready because this is an info packed episode.

In this episode we talk to Wayne McCosker, who along with his wife, Jill, are the reigning Queensland Dahlia Society State Champions.

We discuss his management practices for exhibition winning blooms, his trials and tribulations, as well as mentor-ship within the dahlia community.

Big thanks to Wayne for sharing his knowledge with us!

 

In this episode we talk to the world-renowned plant breeder, Doctor Keith Hammett. 

We delve into his beginnings as a teenage dahlia exhibitor in England, his work in plant pathology, his trips to Mexico to see dahlias growing in habitat and break down the world of dahlia genetics.

If you are thinking of breeding plants, this is the episode for you!

Thanks to Dr. Hammett for sharing his knowledge and experience with us. 

Deb Collett joins us for this episode. Deb goes into detail about her left-field approach to growing, and the challenges she faces not living near her patch. We also discuss Tree Dahlias and the hybrids that have been developed with them. Thanks to Deb for joining us. 

In this podcast we talk to Gerald Oldfield from Highland Dahlias https://www.highlanddahlias.com.au/

We talk his beginnings, how he brought fertility to his land, his methodolgy for the show circuit and cut flowers, plus we crack open that dahlia virus can of worms.

If you have any questions for Gerald, feel free to call him on 0412 400 177, He'll me more than happy to have a chat. 

Thanking Gerald for joining us for this one.

Signs of Dahlia life and a chat with Kelly Munday. In this podcast we discuss the contrasts in our climate with Kelly, talk plant management strategies with regeneration in mind, and we also talk growing for exhibition. 

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.

A very fun and insightful episode with the President of the Dahlia Society of Australia, Warren Vigor.

We talk about the benefits of being in a Dahlia Society, Dahlia Covid babies, Soil prep and irrigation!

Battled a few connection issues with this one so sorry about the Audio quality, have a few things to try for this to improve next episode.

Hi folks, welcome to the Quince Flowers Podcast hosted by Caitlyn and Peter Mason. We’re siblings from Queensland and we’ve  been talking about creating a podcast alllllllll about flowers for a while now. We’re kicking things off with a 10 part series on dahlias, we’re chatting to those who are experts, from growers, to breeders and showers. Will be lot's of fun so stayed updated with new episodes released fortnightly.