The native versus non-native plant debate for native bees is one that demands careful consideration. We talk to Dr. Nicole Seitz who believes that while native plants remain the preferred option for supporting native bees, the inclusion of high-quality pollinator-friendly non-native plants can be good supplementary resources for bees in areas where natural systems are scarce.

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Getting our hands dirty is not a new idea. A strong connection to soil has always been critical for human thriving. 

Around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors started transitioning into a farming culture. Growing crops became a reliable and sustainable way to access high-quality food.  

Besides the nutritional benefits, gardening has been shown to improve our well-being in many ways. Studies have shown that time spent gardening can increase physical activity, offer a tangible sense of purpose, and reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Some research has shown that regular gardening may assist in reducing the risk of dementia by up to 50%.

Therapeutic horticulture programs have been used in hospitals for many years, increasing satisfaction and reducing stress, which can reduce healing times. Contact with specific bacteria in the soil, called Mycobacterium vaccae, releases serotonin in the brain, which serves as a natural anti-depressant and strengthens the immune system. 

According to a 2021 National Gardening Association study, over 18 million people became new gardeners, and existing gardeners spent 47% more time with their hands in the dirt.   

Welcome to Episode Thirty-Five of The Nature of Wellness Podcast. 

On this episode, we sat down with a couple of amazing representatives of the horticulture world. Alexis  Ashworth is the Founder and CEO of Root in Nature, a Canada-based company with the vision of “A world where people live their healthiest lives through connection with plants and nature. Katie McGillivray, a Registered Horticultural Therapist, is the company’s Lead for Courses and Community. 

Join us as we talk to Alexis and Katie about their personal and professional relationships with the natural world, the many benefits of horticultural therapy, and the community-serving mission of Root in Nature. 

These two “Green Thumbs” discuss how a garden is a perfect backdrop for social connection, which plants best serve us based on our needs, and the best ways to start gardening as a beginner. 

This was a conversation we could certainly “dig” (pun intended). 

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Fast food for bees? A quick meal isn’t often the healthiest. But a lack of food is one of the biggest threats to bees. However, there’s a bright yellow tasty and nutritious bee food source that unfortunately many of us get rid of because it’s considered a weed. Today, Dr. Philip Donkersly tells us why we should let dandelions, the ever-present blooms of sunshine, thrive.

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Creating a bee-friendly garden is not only rewarding but also essential for supporting bee populations and maintaining biodiversity. By planting a variety of native flowers, considering the nutritional value of plants, and providing nesting places, you can make a significant impact on the well-being of bees in your area. 

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Imagine leisurely walking through your local park and stumbling upon a neglected area. The grass is overgrown, there are patches of barren soil, and the flowers appear to be in disarray. But upon closer inspection, you'll see that the space is full of life. Bees are buzzing, butterflies are fluttering, and the flowers are charming. You've found a pollinator plot: a natural piece of land carefully monitored to support the native bee population. In this episode, Anja Proske introduces us to Germany's Wild Bee Project.

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Are you looking to bring more life to your garden? Planting flowers, shrubs, and trees that attract and keep bees is the way to do it. We talk with Dr. Harland Patch about creating a pollinator garden and why it's essential to protecting and nurturing bees.

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Roz is joined in the studio this week by Alice Vicent.

Alice is a writer, ostensibly, who happens to garden. She has spent the last 15 years mostly as an arts journalist, She has spent a long time as a music journalist. The bulk of Alice's career was spent in house at the telegraph.

In the last few years, Alice has been working all over the place, and she's written about gardening as well.

Listen in to this weeks really interesting discussion 'Why Women Grow'.

Key points Roz and Alice will be covering in today's episode:

• Introduction to today’s guest, Alison Vincent. 
• What did you discover in writing Why Women Grow? 
• Gardening is not all roses and cute little trees. 
• My dream was to sit once a day on a walk with the dog. 
• Gardening is not perfect, it’s a way of life. 
• What’s going to happen to the garden? 
• The importance of having an open brief in a wedding. 
• What’s changing in the flower farming industry. 
• What’s your dream job? 
• What’s next for you?

Alice Vincent Resources:

• IG handle: @noughticulture
• Twitter: @alice_emily
• Website: alicevincent.co.uk 

New Catalogue Out Now, Oct 23,
https://plantsofdistinction.co.uk  use the code CUTFLOWER30 for 30% off your order.

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

In this weeks episode Roz is joined in the studio by Bex Partridge. 

Bex dried flower business really took off during covid lockdowns, she joins Roz to discuss the journey from corporate marketing and project management to dried flower entrepreneur.

She is the author of:  Everlastings comes Flowers Forever – a book that will inspire you to create beautiful floral displays with long lasting, dried flowers.

Flowers Forever: Celebrate the Beauty of Dried Flowers with Stunning Floral Art

Key discussion points Roz and Bex cover today are: 

• Bex’s journey and how she got started. 
• Dried flowers have always been a part of the British flower movement. 
• Dried flowers are not a replacement for fresh, they are a different option. 
• What’s your business? 
• What’s your most proud project? 
• What are some of my favourite plants to grow? 
• Who inspires you to keep going? 
• The power of a coaching retreat. 

New Catalogue Out Now, Oct 23,
https://plantsofdistinction.co.uk  use the code CUTFLOWER30 for 30% off your order.

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

Today Roz is joined in the studio by Tom Simpson from Woolmans. 

Tom has been in the horticultural industry really, from a work point of view ever since he left school. Tom's first interest in gardening stems right back from when he was a very young child through his parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. 

Key discussion points in todays episode:

• Tom’s background in gardening. 
• What’s the current trend towards Dahlia? 
• When do you plant out your alliums? 
• What should you take into account when you’re planting your dahlia tuba? 
• What are some of your favourite varieties and colours? 
• Dahlias taller varieties. 
• Single flowers are more popular than ever before. 
• How do you know if your soil is free-draining? 
• Tom’s advice for propagating from cuttings.

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

In todays episode of The Cut Flower Podcast, Roz is joined in the studio by James Sinclair.  

Roz came across James via Instagram as one of the most influential people in the gardening world. James started off as a landscaper, and a sort of jobbing gardener,  he designs gardens, talks about gardens, and broadcasts very occasionally about gardens. James also  write about them, and judges things and all that kind of stuff. 

Tune in to hear James fascinating story.

Key topics we discuss in todays episode: 

• James Sinclair and his Journey. 
• The evolution of a garden. 
• People need gardens to feel safe and relaxed. 
• What’s changed in the world of environmentalism. 
• The story of how the idea for the garden came about. 
• There is no place you can’t be in the same boat. 
• It’s all about what you see from your bed -. 
• Where can people join the revolution in gardening? 
• What is the revolution that has been accelerated by pandemic? 
• The book is about regenerative farming and the way that farming needs to change in order to survive.

New Catalogue Out Now, Oct 23,
https://plantsofdistinction.co.uk  use the code CUTFLOWER30 for 30% off your order.

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

Create a garden of entertainment by inviting bees to make their homes in your yard. Today we’re going to talk about nesting sites for bees and how we can easily create these essential spaces in our backyards.

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Today Roz is joined in the Studio by Helen Cross, whom she met on instagram. 

Helen is in Glasgow. shes a mum of three.  During lockdown, Helen became really, really passionate about gardening, but actually, she thinks possibly the seed was sown was  before as she grew up on a farm on the southwest coast of Scotland, which her family still farm there as well.

Today's podcast discussion covers: 

• Helen’s Introduction. 
• We are in a crisis in mental health. 
• What’s more going on in schools? 
• The connection between mental health and gardening. 
• What are some of your favourite guests? 
• Self-publishing is a quick way to market, but it has its challenges. 
• Who inspires you to keep going? 
• It’s all about making it accessible and making it easy. 

Helen Cross Resources:

• Gardening, food and farming writer, broadcaster & podcaster
• Horticultural Educator
• Mobile: 07762177568
• Instagram: @helen.a.cross

New Catalogue Out Now, Oct 23,
https://plantsofdistinction.co.uk  use the code CUTFLOWER30 for 30% off your order.

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

Hello, and welcome to the Cut Flower Podcast, with Roz Chandler.  

Today Roz is joined by Caroline Beck who she met on instagram. Caroline was a Gardening Journalist prior to becoming a cut flower farmer.  

In todays episode they are discussing: 

• How Caroline got into the world of cut flowers. 
• Moving from a windy farm to a walled garden and being evicted. 
• Why you need to do some marketing. 
• Who do you think is going to be interested in a flower farm? 
• Writing a book by mistake.
• The importance of pivoting your business. 
• You’ve got to learn from failure. 
• How do you break the supply chain issue? 
• If we practice supply chain and correct the land, you’ve cracked the UK market. 
• Be realistic about what you want your income to be.

New Catalogue Out Now, Oct 23,
https://plantsofdistinction.co.uk  use the code CUTFLOWER30 for 30% off your order.

This podcast episode is sponsored by First Tunnels, leaders in domestic and commercial product tunnels.
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Welcome to the Cut Flower Podcast, this weeks episode is read from the seed to Vase book, where Roz provides some great insight into cutting a flower patch. 

Key topics to listen out for: 

• The 10 Top Tips to Having Your Own Cutting Patch
• How to plan your cutting patch.
• What are annuals and perennials? 
• Adding perennials to your borders to supplement your flowers. 
• Get down and dirty with your soil.

If you want to join the waitlist for this years Seed to Vase, Our flagship seven month course on growing from seed to vase. Click the link below >
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you may also be interested in taking a look at Cutting Patch An Easy Way - Our self-taught 5 part accelerated flower course to take at your own pace all the details are here > https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cutting-patch/ 

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

In todays episode Roz is delighted to be speaking with Alistair Griffiths from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Alistair Griffiths is the RHS, Director of Science, a fellow of the Institute of horticulture, and a board member of plant network. He heads up a team of scientists and has a desire to increase everybody's experience of gardening. Alistair wants to build a more resilient community whilst reducing the impact on our planet.

We are discussing:

• Introducing Alistair Griffiths. 
• How he got started in horticulture. 
• Horticulture as a career for women. 
• The social health of allotments is more important than physical health. 
• The importance of getting the message out there about cut flowers. 
• When you’re gardening, you are in the present. 
• The colour picker is an experiment. 
• The power of daffodils in the UK –. 
• How simple contemplation in nature helps us to rest and recharge our brains. 
• Fractals are patterns that are repetitive patterns. 
• Gardening should be socially prescribed, but it’s not. 
• The power of having a purpose in nature.

Alistair Griffith Resources:
Get Involved: E-Newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
Twitter #hashtags: #rhshampton, #rhstatton

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Anyone with an interest in gardening can enjoy the benefits of  RHS Membership and help us to secure a healthy future for gardening.

For more information call: 0845 130 4646, or visit http://www.rhs.org.uk

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

Today Roz is joined in the studio by Dr. Menije Boduryan, who joined from the West Coast of America.  

Today covers the whole subject of mental health and getting outside. Nature and gardening, which Roz of course has an absolute passion for. 

Today's discussion covers:

• Perfectionism vs. Overcoming Perfectionism.
• How do we get self-care on the top of our list? 
• What does success look like in nature? 
• The Well-Gardened Mind. 
• Why you need to assess your why. 
• What is your favourite book?

Dr Menije Boduryan Resources: 

• Facebook: drmenije
• Instagram: @dr.menije
• Tiktok
• Twitter: @drboduryan
• Youtube: youtube.com/@drmenije 
• Website: www.perfectionismuniversity.com
• Free mini-course that I would love to share with you: https://www.perfectionismuniversity.com/perfectionism-email-course 

Roz Chandler Resources:

• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers  
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming  - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
•  Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

So today, I'm going to introduce Liz Appleby, to you she is definitely one of the most modest people I know. But her achievements in the Dahlia world are second to none. Today, Liz will be sharing her hints and tips with us.

What we discuss:

• Dahlias are coming back into fashion and more and more people are growing them. 
• How do you propagate your Dahlias? 
• What do you feed your plants? How often? 
• Pests, slugs and pests. 
• What are some of the things that his audience would know about him? 
• The most important time to water your plants is when the buds are coming.

Roz Chandler Resources:

• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers  
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming  - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
•  Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

This week Roz is honoured to be joined by Michael Marriot who most of you will know of.  Michael knows everything and anything to do with roses. 

Michael has a new book out, RHS Roses: An Inspirational Guide to Choosing and Growing the Best Roses which they talk about in this episode. 

Roz and Michael will be covering:

• Growing up in France and California. 
• Horticulture is getting better and more youth are getting involved. 
• David Austin’s legacy in roses. 
• Writing a book is hard. 
• The importance of working with nature and letting nature take its course.
• Huntington’s library. 
• Tips for growing disease-resistant roses. 
• The importance of soil analysis in your garden. 
• Michael’s one ambition in life is to see more wildflowers in situ. 
  
  

Michael Marriott Resources:

• RHS Roses: An Inspirational Guide to Choosing and Growing the Best Roses https://amzn.to/3Wpxys8 
• Instagram: @michaelrosarian also @historic_roses_group
• Website: https://michaelmarriottrosarian.org/

Roz Chandler Resources:

• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers  
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming  - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
•  Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective

• A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
• The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
• Lots of free resources on our website: www.thecutflowercollective.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
• Facebook Groups Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
• Learn With The Cut Flower Collective https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwiththecutflowercollective