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Dish the Dirt
by Rebecca Noble
We go in search of flower farmers, to share their knowledge, passion and insights into the flower industry. Having fun along the way! It's going to be blooming fabulous. Season 2026 coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Taming the Beast: How Hemp and Mycelium Could Replace Floral Foam
What if the answer to floristry's floral foam problem could be grown instead of manufactured? In this episode, Bec sits down with Kristina Bircsak of Miconet Solutions, creator of Natriform — a plant-based floral mechanic grown from hemp and mycelium, developed right here in Australia in...
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From Bob's Garden to Chelsea — Dawn Allen, Peninsula Wildflower
Dawn Allen began as a Saturday girl in her local florist shop, met her husband at Covent Garden Flower Market, and now farms Australian natives from Bob's Garden — fifty acres at Boneo on the Mornington Peninsula, looking out to Bass Strait. In May, she took banksias to the Chelsea Flower Show…
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The one and only Petrina Blooms
Five years ago, Bec sat down with Petrina from Petrina Blooms as Melbourne crawled out of its first COVID lockdown. This episode, she finally makes it back for that promised gin — and finds out everything that's bloomed, died back and come up again since. What started as an accidental side hustle...
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🌸 From the Archives: Petrina Blooms — 8,000 Bulbs in a Suburban Garden
Some episodes are time capsules. This is one of them. We're rewinding to late 2020, as Victoria emerged from its first long lockdown — gin raised, friends finally allowed over, the whole state breathing out. In the middle of it sits Petrina from Petrina Blooms: a lifelong flower obsessive who...
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The Cotton Bunch with Jamie Rother & Caroline Azria
Dish the Dirt — Show Notes The Cotton Bunch with Jamie Rother & Caroline Azria What happens when a third-generation cotton farmer and a Paris-born UX designer meet at Disney World, fall in love, and end up growing flowers on the Darling Downs? You get The Cotton Bunch — and one of the most...
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Building the Flower Summit: Jess on Courage, Community & Backing Each Other
Some people don't just start businesses — they start movements. This week I sit down with Jess, the powerhouse founder of the Flower Summit, the Newcastle Food & Flower Markets and the Newcastle Flower School. We go right back to the beginning: the entrepreneurial kid who landed her first job at...
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Hunter Flower Collective – Building Community in the Hunter Valley
Guests: Elsa from Hunter Forage & Madeline from Mount Vincent Flower Farm In this episode, Rebecca chats with Elsa and Madeline about how a small group of passionate local growers turned into a thriving community of 30+ members known as the Hunter Flower Collective. We talk about: 🌼 How the...
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🎙️ Saying Yes to the Farm Life – Janae & Chris of Fleurs de Lyonville
🌸 Episode Summary: In this heartfelt and honest episode of Dish the Dirt, we catch up with Janae and Chris from Fleurs de Lyonville—a flower farming couple based just outside of Melbourne. Recorded live at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show as part of our Growers Avenue series…
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🎙 The Solo Gardener: Growing Biodiversity & Bold Dreams with Jodie from 5 Acre Farm
🌱 Guest: Jodie (aka The Solo Gardener), 5 Acre Farm, Taradale VIC 📍 Recorded at: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show – Growers Avenue In this episode, we meet Jodie, a self-described Solo Gardener and the driving force behind 5 Acre Farm in Taradale, Victoria. Jodie shares her…
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Three Valleys Flower Farms
A COLLABORATION OF FOUR FLOWER FARMERSWe are Three Valleys Flower Farms, a collaboration of flower farmers located across Cardrona, Maungawera and the Lindis valleys in the Upper Clutha Basin.With a love for all things floral we are passionate about growing stunning seasonal blooms. We are...
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Little Forest Garden
I’m Lizzy and I’m based 10km south of Cressy in theNorthern Midlands of Tasmania. I’m an avid gardener and have begun supplying seasonal homegrown blooms to local florists in recent years. My area of speciality is dahlias. I grow my flowers in our large cottage garden on my parents 770 hectare…
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Maya Linnell - Bonus Episode.
From country show baking to raising orphaned lambs, bestselling author Maya Linnell writes about the life she lives and loves. A keen bookworm, wannabe flower farmer and former rural journalist, Maya also hosts a monthly online show called Library Lovers, for the digital app Libby OverDrive. She...
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Northern NSW Flood Episode
Tara from Olive Gap Farm shared her experience and the stories of those around her who have lost everything. https://www.floodhelpnr.com.au/ is the organisation that Tara has shared with me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Collector Cottage
Rachel began teaching Languages in 1994. She was a school teacher for 20 years before changing career paths. Rachel started two business between 2013-2018 and met husband Dean. In 2018, Rachel and Dean purchased their 2000 sqm block and relocated a 1920’s federation home to commence a new…
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Redlands Fresh Flowers
Redlands Fresh Flowers is Family run and owned. Dave Nijjar and his son have been in the Redlands for the past 3 decades growing quality fresh flowers and foliage. Dave and Jas share the business operations with their sons Jatinder, Lakh, Jas and Jatinder’s wife Mandeep.Dave and Jatinder know how...
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Nood Blooms
Nood Blooms is owned and operated by Micheal Allen. Established in 2018 and situated in Monbulk Victoria. He is one of the few rose growers left in Australia. This commerical flower farm primarily grows roses with approximately 24,000 in total. These consist of David Austin’s and greenhouse grown...
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Noble Flower Farm
In May 2020 Moroni and Phaedra started a flower farm in North East Victoria, on their property they share with their three children. Moroni, utilising his Agricultural Engineering degree and generational farming history from Mexico, Phaedra utilising her drive for business, marketing, visual...
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Glenbernie Family Farm
Marika and John’s Farm Glenbernie Family Farms is a small flower farm set on ten acres in the Hawkesbury an hour west of Sydney. Marika and John have years of experience in the agriculture industry and have farmed on the property in Kurmond for 14 years. When COVID hit last year Marika was home...
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Southern Highlands Flower Farm
Southern Highlands Flower Farm is a micro flower farm created by myself, Jen Foster, in the Winter of 2019, three years after falling in love with the Southern Highlands and making the quintessential tree-change from Sydney with my husband and two sons. My pre-children corporate life never...
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Little Lyndoch Flower Farm
Katie and Rob ~ Building our dream boutique flower farm in the Barossa Valley. After moving to our property Rob fell in love with growing and caring for 6 dahlia plants. Im a florist and together we run an event business so the idea of growing our own flowers and using them in our work and being...
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Charmers Garden
The Charmers Garden is a flower patch located in Serpentine, Victoria. The flowers are grown by Anna, a mother and photographer, who was drawn to gardening as a tool to help manage her anxiety and help her children connect with nature. Although the Charmers Garden is small, it is mighty and...
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Farm Tour Monvale Flowers
Tickets can be found on @_dishthedirt_ Instagram or via the link https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/163138237861 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Little Triffids Flowers
Little Triffids Flowers is a floral design studio and flourishing micro flower farm, based in Wagga Wagga. From our idyllic little quarter acre block, we get our hands dirty pouring love and attention into the hundreds of varieties we cultivate from September to May each year. This means our...
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Broula Farm
Broula Farm is located on the lands of the Worimi people, now known as Gloucester on the mid coast of NSW. Sheena and Sue are committed to stewarding the land and creating a sustainable, regenerative farm experience so that they can leave the land better than they found it. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Dunkeld Farm
10KM out of Bathurst you will find Dunkeld Flower Farm growing and arranging wild, untamed seasonal blooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus Episode: Flos Botanical
A Melbourne based floral art studio that celebrates the delicate, the unexpected and the brave. Lead by Founder and Creative Director Vivien Hollingsworth they are an experienced team of passionate floral artists that focus on locally grown, artisanal blooms and honouring the abundance of…
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Hut Flower Farm
The Hut Flower Farm is a family run farm in Southern Tasmania. They grow a variety of seasonal blooms, including roses, dahlias, ranunculus, annuals such as cosmos, chocolate lace and amaranth. Perennials such as ninebark, eucalyptus, hydrangeas nad viburnums. They aim to provide a local and...
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Wild Violet Farm
Sam Webb is well known for her beautiful home garden where she produces all of her families fruit and vegetables. However the love of flowers got her and she was offered a piece of land at Wandin North where she started her Wild Violet flower farm journey. Listen to Sam share her journey and the...
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Acre of Roses
As a young girl, Sandy would visit her grandmother in the garden city of Christchurch, New Zealand, on holidays. It was during those special visits that she developed her deep love of flowers. With the middle name Rose, Sandy has always been drawn toward these special flowers that bloom so...
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Paddock to Posy
A wonderful chat about how Josie, Chris and their three daughters came to be on this beautiful farm in Newlyn Victoria. Specialising in David Austin Roses, Josie hopes to one day be able to offer a wide variety of cut flowers to her wholesale and bridal clients. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Sunrise Organic Flowers
Episode 8!! Please review at Apple Podcasts, so this can reach more people. At Sunrise Organic Flowers beauty and sustainability go hand in hand. Our summer flowering beauties and indigenous treasures are field grown on our certified domestic organic farm. Sunrise Organic Flowers is three acres,...
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Bloom into You
This week I get Tash and Hayden from Bloom into You located in Flowerdale Victoria to Dish the Dirt on their regenerative practices and how they found their farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mt Joy Cottage
Today’s bonus episode is to bring a bit of hope and inspiration to your week. It’s been very tough for the community and this story is one that will lift your spirits. Kirsten is a qualified florist and along with her family they grow and arrange a wide variety of seasonal blooms from their 1/2...
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Fleur de Lyonville
Episode three - Today I chat to Janae and Chris from Fleur de Lyonville where they farm with nature in mind, completely avoiding chemical sprays. Recycling and rejuvenation are always forefront in the operation of their farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Rook Blooms
Episode Two! Today I get to interview a wonderful friend of mine, Hayley from the Rook Blooms. Hayley grows dahlias and ranunculus amongst other things on her property in Bullengarook, Victoria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Florelie Seasonal Flowers
Today we speak to the inspirational Lorelie Merton of Florelie Seasonal Flowers. This is our first ever episode! Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introduction Episode
A little background into me and why a started on this journey of Dish the Dirt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We go in search of flower farmers, to share their knowledge, passion and insights into the flower industry. Having fun along the way! It's going to be blooming fabulous. Season 2026 coming soon.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Rebecca Noble
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