My guest is Cel Robertson, author and owner of Forever Green Flower Co. an artisan flower farm in North Norfolk, England, growing garden gathered blooms for sale to florists and flower lovers.  Cel’s commitment to sustainability and her steadfast conviction in the power of collective actions to create necessary change make her a persuasive champion of locally grown flowers.  As an educator she manages to twine the beauty of the field to the necessity of spreadsheets, ensuring that growing ventures can become stable businesses.  Her new book with Bloom Magazine is out now, a wonderful guide to growing cut flowers that is packed with Cel’s grace and wisdom. 
Garden People Podcast from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio)
L I S T E N
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes)
https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify)
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher)
S H O W N O T E S
https://www.instagram.com/forevergreenflowerco/ (Cel Robertson)
https://www.forevergreenflowerco.co.uk (Forever Green Flower Company)
https://bloommag.co.uk/collections/all/products/cut-flowers (Cel’s book, Cut Flowers)
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-go-peat-free (How to go peat free plus alternatives), UK resource list, https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a37605442/peat-free-composts/ (US resource list)
https://charlesdowding.co.uk (No Dig (Charles Dowding)) / https://lovenfreshflowers.com/2019/05/30/no-till-flower-farming/ (No Till Flower Farming (Love n’ Fresh Flowers))
https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-with-landscape-fabric/ (Floret’s how-to on using horticultural fabric for weed suppression)
Soil testing: https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/afsic/soil-quality-and-testing (USA lab services), https://www.rhs.org.uk/membership/rhs-gardening-advice/soil-analysis-service (UK RHS services), https://amzn.to/3MlfGtc (at home tests)
P L A N T L I S T
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/10-varieties-of-astrantia-to-grow/ (Astrantia ideas)
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/10-ferns-to-grow/ (Fern ideas)
https://www.thespruce.com/twelve-species-cultivars-of-birch-trees-3269660 (Birch tree ideas)
https://www.thespruce.com/growing-hellebores-in-the-garden-1402846 (Helleborus ideas)
https://www.summerwindsnursery.com/ca/plants/trees/japanese-maple/type/ (Japanese Maple Acer japonica ideas)
https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/rowan/rowan-mythology-and-folklore/ (Rowan tree myth and lore), https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/rowan/ (Rowan) and https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=872 (Mountain Ash)
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/335637/pennisetum-alopecuroides-dark-desire/details (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Dark Desire')