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Best Flower Podcasts from the USA
For the most part I work alone, from sowing seeds to weeding to harvesting. The dog while great company doesn’t talk a huge amount and a lot of time I’m perfectly happy to listen to the sounds of nature, from the birds chirping or the wind or rain on the polytunnel. Some of the time I listen to audio books but mostly I listen to podcasts. And some of my favourite podcasts are from the USA. In fact the very first podcast I ever listened to in my life was the Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prizing. Flower podcasts are packed with so much information,

Flower Farmers of Ireland Workshop at Mountain View Kilkenny
A workshop hosted by the Flower Farmers of Ireland

Sowing Sweet Peas (Update)
Update post on Sowing Sweet Pea seeds. Some tips and advice for growing sweet peas.

Growing Cosmos Flowers
Growing cosmos, a great flower for the garden and for cut flower production