Meet Jen Egerton-Warburton, the WA farmer behind Lucinda's Everlastings - growing the true native paper daisy, Rhodanthe chlorocephala, on a family farm in Kojonup. From a single kilo of gifted seed to 200+ stockists nationwide, here's her story, her best growing tips, and why this papery little wildflower matters more than you'd think.

A flower grower's honest reckoning with climate contradiction, wildlife gardening in a French heatwave, and why the next best thing might need to be enough for now.

Everything you've been told about growing dahlias is based on northern hemisphere advice. An Australian flower grower's case for seed over tubers — and why you don't need to dig them up either.

Chaos gardening is a celebration of abundance — and serendipitously, also the lazy way to garden. An Australian flower grower's take on the trend.

Nasturtiums get a bad rap. Orange. Boring. Scrappy. I'm here to make the case for them — as a living mulch, a pollinator magnet, a sacrificial pest plant, a cut flower worthy of Willow Crossley, and the easiest thing you'll ever sow. Plus, 3,196 people watched me grow one live on Instagram, so I'm not alone.

In 2020 a journalist came to the farm and wrote a tidy story about a corporate lawyer who swapped a suit for overalls and never looked back. Here is the messier, more honest version.

Learning to grow flowers in your home garden isn’t the same as flower farming - thank goodness.

Most beginner flower growers reach for seedlings. Here are four reasons why growing from seed is cheaper, more satisfying, and opens up a world of varieties your local nursery has never heard of.

Billy Buttons — the Australian native flower I spotted on a cafe table in The Devil Wears Prada II - and how you can grow them yourself

Where I source my seeds for The Flower Growing Year

How to grow Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist) from seed in Australia — the best time to sow, how to thin, and why autumn planting gives you the most flowers

Poppies and clarkia in spring from autumn planting

Pots are sometimes viewed as ‘garden cheating’. But they are both a fantastic place to start and a way to get the most out of your garden.

What is floral foam? And why don’t you want your kids anywhere near the stuff?

Feeling the slug and snail pressure? Get a bluey…

Start planting right now for summer abundance