Growing part 1 - planting seeds
with WILLOW CROSSLEY
Lesson 8 of 43
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Willow breaks down how to get the most out of your garden for your floristry, taking you through her favourite flower seed varieties, how to grow them, how to use them in your garden and why a green house is far from essential.
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Planting Seeds
Start simple. A few seeds germinating on your windowsill is a fantastic place to begin. You want fresh compost as it is full of nutrients and goodness.
If you don't have a greenhouse you can get an electrical propagator. Sunflowers, black sunflowers, larkspurs, cosmos, and sweet peas are great seeds for beginners. Vermiculite may be used to aid with drainage and to give your seeds a boost. It isn't essential though! I use a small seed tray and another tray to catch soil.
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Willow buys seeds from Chiltern Seeds, Mr. Fothergill's and Sarah Raven.
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Your Instructor
Willow Crossley
World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
Willow Crossley is a professional floral stylist, creating wild and whimsical arrangements full of colour, pattern and movement for an array of top British brands (Jo Malone, OKA). She is the author of four books and is regularly featured in House & Garden and many other publications. Willow is passionate about the profound impact nature can have on how we feel, and has gained a substantial following for her down-to-earth and inclusive approach to floristry and gardening. Willow firmly advocates a sustainable approach to floristry, working with the seasons and sourcing locally grown stems wherever possible.
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