When Florists Become Flower Farmers with Days of Dahlia
Flower Discoveries: Groundhogs and Groundhog Repellants
Most of us are familiar with groundhogs because of the famous Groundhog Day on the calendar that supposedly gives us an idea on how quickly we can expect spring to arrive. However, if you’re in North America and you live near a woody area, you likely have a different sort of familiarity with these fluffy brown creatures.
Groundhogs are cute in their own right—unless they’re digging up your dahlia tubers or cut flowers as they dig their burrows underground. Amanda has had quite an experience with the groundhog family of six that lived under her family’s back deck. She’s popping in with some tips on safely (and humanely) repelling these animals from your garden. Click here to read more!
Special Guest: Lauren Printy Currie of Days of Dahlia
This episode of the Team Flower Podcast will be a treat to your ears as Lauren beguiles us with her sweet Scottish accent. She’s a flower farmer in Scotland, and she’s chatting all about what it looks like for a floral designer to turn flower farmer! You’ll hear tips for florists and farmers alike on growing cut flowers.
Lauren is sharing her own journey with flowers and touching on the learning curve in farming in general as well as in growing specific flowers. Tune in to hear which flower never grows for them in Scotland!
You’re sure to relate as Lauren shares about life lessons taught to her by the flowers she grows and works with. There is always much to be learned in the floral industry, so may we all enter this next week with ready minds and humble hearts.
Days of Dahlia is a flower farm and floristry design studio based in South West Scotland run by the mother and daughter team, Lauren and Louisina. Lauren is a trained artist and Louisina is a trained florist who work side-by-side growing and designing flowers for weddings, events, home subscriptions, and local shops. In 2020, they opened their online shop supplying beautiful floristry tools and other handmade items such as bespoke ceramics, botanically dyed silks, and garden aprons. Check them out on instagram at @days_of_dahlia or online at www.daysofdahlia.com.
Photography by Light & Stories Photography.
