Coming up in March
From my desk, half an hour away from Common Farm Flowers, I can tell when Georgie’s flower selling season is about to ramp up, because our workshop and demo season ramps up too!
March is our first month of the year when we hold sessions at the farm. And it’s when we fit the last of our ‘theory’ type sessions in before they return in the autumn (not quite sure that’s the right word to describe them, but I am rolling with that for now!) Once April arrives - and the flowers too - the more creative demos begin (you can see them all listed here if you’d like to check what’s coming up).
So, what’s on in March?
Here’s what we have coming up - do let me know if you’ve any questions about any of our sessions. And if you’re a paid subscriber, don’t forget to use your 10% discount code when booking on any of these.
Monday 2nd March
The Flower Farmer’s Year Workshop online
“This workshop is worth participating in. It is highly informative, distilled knowledge of years was presented well structured & highly focused but still highly entertaining with a lot of useful practical information on that specific topic. Georgie also manages to engage all the participants & pays tribute to all the demands & individual gardening situations, from small gardener to business, by answering them willingly & unpretentiously at the end of the seminar. Being a teacher myself I am well impressed - congrats on such a workshop.”
Tuesday 3rd March
The Introduction to Flower Farming Workshop at the farm
“I attended the Career Change Flower Farming course and found it incredibly helpful and inspiring. Georgie not only knows the flower farming business inside out but gives tailored, thoughtful advice for each business idea around the table. Her energy is infectious. I left feeling really focussed and with a new confidence that I could make my new business work. Highly recommended.”
Wednesday 4th March
The Shrubs and Perennials for Cut Flower Arrangements Demo online
“Thank you for such a fascinating workshop, it has given me so many ideas of things I can grow to make my garden picked flowers sing. You are so creative and such a good communicator it was a lovely experience.”
Tuesday 10th March
This date is sold out but we have dates available in October or please get in touch if you’d like to do something sooner - no promises, but we will try and see if we can fit you in.
“Phenomenally useful 1-1 consultation. All killer, no filler! My only regret is not doing it earlier; could have saved a lot of time, money and faffing. Thank you, Georgie - will be back for more.”
Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th March
The Lifestyle Business Retreat (3 days) at the farm
This is a new addition to our calendar this year, so no reviews to share with you! Do take a look at the website to read more about what is going to be a brilliant 3 days, jointly delivered by Marketing for Small Businesses UK and Alice Armstrong Scales at the farm in Somerset. Just 4 places left now, so do book soon if you’re interested in coming along.
Tuesday 24th March
The Spring Propagating Plants Demo online
This is another new addition to our programme of demos. Come along and find out the differences between various types of cuttings and how to take them, the perfect timing for propagating so your plants thrive, top tips on compost, watering, potting on, and planting out and how to create a flourishing garden full of free plants.
Last chance recordings
The following demo and recording are available until 15th March. Simply order as if you were joining the session live, and as soon as we get chance we will send you the recording, which is then yours to download and keep for as long as is needed.
The Design A Cut Flower Patch Workshop.
Georgie’s new book - available to preorder now
The Flower Farmer’s Year: Growing Flowers for Pleasure and Profit (previously published in 2014) has been completely re-written and will be published during Chelsea Week in May 2026.
You can pre-order a copy from the publishers here or please order via your local independent book store, if you have one (ISBN 9781399418744). Obviously, it’s also available from a major online retailer too!
You can read more about the re-write of the book and how and why it differs from the original version here.
Here’s what’s live club chats on Substack are still to come this month
Substack Subscriptions cost £10 per month or £75 per year (please join via a web browser and not the App, as you will pay more via the App and we don’t want that!) Our weekly (in term time) live chats are one of the benefits of being a paid subscriber and automatically joining our club!
Thursday 5th March
We’ve guest session when we will be joined by Milla of Pinkstorm Social, who will be delving into the ins and outs of Instagram.
Thursday 12th March
Georgie will be joined on this session by another guest, Kate Bradbury, TV and radio presenter, author of, amongst other books, One Garden Against the World and expert on wildlife gardening.
Friday 19th March
It’s time for our Spring Edit, the things we are finding useful or that we love this season.
Thursday 26th March
Join Georgie for the termly free live demo for our paid subscribers. In this session Georgie will be showing you how to create a beautiful and sustainable wreath for Spring.
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