Hello, it's Friday 12 December 2025.

Another busy week: wet gloves, wet tools, muddy clothes, and never-ending lists of things to do. I hope you've had a good week. All of my roses have now been delivered which is wonderful and now they all need planting asap. My dahlia mentor, Richard Bailey, has kindly given me more of his unwanted dahlia tubers including Weston Pirate and some incredible Kilburn Glow (which has petals which actually do seem to glow).

In tonight's episode I talk about a breakthrough I had this week on my flower farming course with Jenny Marks and it's quite brilliant. I'm suddenly feeling very different about the business and much more confident about the direction I'm taking. I also discuss the new friend I've made recently through the course and how wonderful it is to just talk about growing and selling flowers with a fellow grower (and hopefully a friend!).

There's a quick chicken update in tonight's episode too (the boys have been up to mischief again...) and I end the episode with some thoughts on what we can do in December to stay motivated (assuming we're not drowning in wreaths or Christmas planning) including reviewing progress made during the year, refining crop plans for next year and the importance of taking time for ourselves at this time of year. I do hope that you will come back and join me for the next episode - you're always very welcome.

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