Hello, it's Friday 21 November 2025. 

Welcome - I'm in a much better mood tonight! It's been a busy week, both indoors and outdoors. My course is going well: module 2 has just dropped which is all about pricing. Can't wait to start that. Pricing is such a huge topic and one that not everyone talks about. I know I've struggled with it this year. I've also just taken a free online floristry tutorial with top florist, Joseph Massie, and I'm working my way through a Lennie Larkin course. She is holding a Flower Summit at the moment with lots of very useful (and free) information.

All the news about my bulbs and planting them in crates, rather than in the ground, plus my thoughts on crate-growing tulips including the pros and cons, as I see them. I answer a great question from a listener about having a farm gate stand so I discuss this and talk about all the things I would want to consider if I were to do one. Finally I offer some tips for saving money when sourcing foliage for making wreaths and I hope this is helpful if you're planning on making your own this year.

I hope that you have a great weekend and that you will come back and join me for the next episode.

LINKS

Florist - Joseph Massie https://www.josephmassie.com/. His podcast is called 'Flowers After Hours'.

Website for Jenny Marks (whose course I'm currently doing) and the courses she has available: https://www.trademarkfarmer.com/.

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