From Amaranth to Zinnias | Farmer-Florist Gretchen O'Neil

Published: June 14, 2018, 3:13 p.m.

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Farmer-florist Gretchen O\'Neil dishes the dirt on growing cut flowers.\\xa0Gretchen is the founder of\\xa0Petals, Ink, a floral design studio, mobile flower truck, and women-run farm in Manor, Texas. She\'ll tell us about the highs and lows of the farming life -- extraordinary beauty and terrible uncertainty -- and explain how\\xa0working the land has helped this\\xa0New England native find a sense of seasonality in balmy Central Texas. Of course, she\'ll also\\xa0recommend a whole bunch of varieties\\xa0you can plant from seed right now to start your own cutting garden -- no greenhouse required!\\xa0

For more info on Gretchen, visit Petalsinkfloral.com. Pick up their bouquets at the\\xa0Texas Famers Market\\xa0at Mueller (Sundays 10-2)\\xa0and\\xa0the Petals, Ink flower truck\\xa0at the\\xa0Tasty Spoon\\xa0(Thursdays-Saturdays 4-7). Grassdale Farm\'s\\xa0Instagram\\xa0is amazing.\\xa0Recommended reading:\\xa0Flower Confidential\\xa0by Amy Stewart (2007) and\\xa0Floret Farm\'s Cut Flower Garden\\xa0by Erin Benzakein.

Hothouse is produced by Leah Churner and engineered by Mike Moody.\\xa0Visit us at\\xa0www.hothousepodcast.com.\\xa0\\xa0Email the\\xa0show\\xa0with plant questions and feedback at\\xa0info@hothousepodcast.com\\xa0and follow us on Instagram @hothousepodcast. Music by Moonsicles.\\xa0moonsicles.bandcamp.com.\\xa0\\xa0

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