Hello, welcome to a very wet Friday 14 November 2025. 

I've just taken part in the first online 'welcome' meeting for the new course I've just enrolled on with Jenny Marks of Trademark Farmer and it was great. I've made a start on module 1 and there's a lot to take onboard. Today has been a wash-out in terms of heavy rain all day so I spent time this morning unblocking a gutter and getting soaked. Check your gutters before the rain comes!

Tonight I'm talking about factors to consider when choosing my roses for 2026: there are so many roses to choose from that I'm spoilt for choice (and also swamped with indecision). I'm focusing on roses that my wedding & event florists will love and really want to buy but it's hard to refine the list.

Finally, given the weather conditions today, I thought I'd share my tips for surviving a rainy November day including how not to slip over on your plot, the footwear that I swear by, maintaining gutters properly, meshing water tanks if they don't have lids, improving your knowledge levels, prepping for making wreaths, and not having insta-envy and feeling despondent that everyone else in the cut flower world is ahead of you (they're not). 

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

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