Join flower farmer and florist Georgie Newbery as she talks you through the points to consider when creating a cut flower patch.

An area to grow flowers especially for cutting is a beautiful as well as useful addition to any garden, and Georgie gives you the how tos and whys in such a way that you could apply the principles to growing in a small courtyard garden filled with pots or a much larger area with more substantial production.

Find out how to cut the space up, how to create lush soil which your plants will love, what to plant and where, top tips for varieties and percentage use of space per kind of plant.

Do you need a greenhouse or tunnel? Where should you put it? What would make a good wind break? How much foliage will you need? Which are the best accent flowers, filler and foliage to grow? Do you need a lot of room? Georgie will take you through all these questions, with a tour through her own cut flower patches and some sketched designs to help inspire you to create a cut flower garden in your own space.

Georgie has been growing cut flowers and perennials for bouquets and other arrangements since 2010 She started on a space about the dimensions of a good sized allotment, and now grows in four patches covering about three and a half acres. She knows the most important varieties to plant, and how much room to the square metre that plants need. Let her inspire you to start creating your cut flower patch ready for a bounty of flowers all summer long next year.

If you are considering doing this workshop, you might be interested in our Cut Flower Patch Workshop Bundle, which combines this workshop with our Flower Farmer's Year workshop (and is aimed at anyone, whether growing flowers for profit or pleasure.)

Members of our Club receive a 10% booking on all website bookings. Find out more about the club here.

If you are interested in this demo you might also like some of other demos and bundles, including:

The Flower Farmer’s Workshop Bundle

The Cut Flower Patch Workshop Bundle

Suitable for:

All gardening enthusiasts and students no matter what level of expertise.

Here's what some recent students had to say about this workshop:

"I was interested in this workshop because I wanted to grow flowers for pleasure. Georgie diagrammed how to set up a flower garden, what to grow and provided numerous personal tips. She is so personable and relatable. I plan to implement Georgie's recommendations on a smaller scale. I really appreciate receiving a recording of the workshop and notes. Thank you Georgie."

"Just had a fabulous session with Georgie on designing a cut flower patch - so practical and helpful. It is perfect for a complete beginner as well as experienced growers. Thank you so much."

Why do a workshop or demo with Common Farm Flowers?

Georgie Newbery has been building her small business growing flowers for sale and creating floristry with material she’s grown on the farm since 2010. She is a Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Floristry Judge, RHS dahlia trials committee member, and Garden Media Guild New Talent Award Judge.

Georgie does not see other flower farmers and florists as competition, but rather as potential colleagues and collaborators. Georgie knows that it is in her interest to teach her students everything she knows. And she spends a great deal of time talking to other flower farmers and small business owners and learning as much as she can around the subject of running small businesses and farming gardens and small acreage.

There are no secrets held back from you at a Common Farm Flowers workshop.

Information about all our online workshops and demos:

You are welcome to join our workshops and demos whether you grow for pleasure or profit, and wherever you are in the world.

All our online workshops and demos take place via Zoom at 5.00pm (UK time.)

Workshops last approximately two hours and demos are around one hour.

Online workshop numbers are generally restricted to a maximum of 20 students.

We will be in touch a few days before the workshop with your joining instructions. This email will come from nicola@commonfarmflowers.com. If you’ve not heard from Nicola 48 hours before the session takes place please email nicola@commonfarmflowers.com but do please first check your junk / spam items and make sure you are checking the inbox of the email address you used to book your place.

We record all our sessions, which means you don’t miss out if, for example, you get interrupted or lose internet connection during the course of the session.

All our online workshops and demos work well if you can’t attend live. Simply book your place as if you were coming along and we will send you the recordings as soon as possible after the session has taken place.

We will send recordings (and notes for workshops) within 7 days of the session taking place, but usually much sooner than this.

Please familiarise yourself with our terms and conditions in case you need to cancel your workshop or demo place.