Question 1

Who is Roz Chandler?

Accepted Answer

Roz Chandler is a British flower farmer with over twelve years' experience and the founder of Field Gate Flowers, a five-acre cut flower farm on the banks of the River Ouse in Buckinghamshire. She hosts The Cut Flower Podcast, leads The Cut Flower Collective education programme and is the author of 'Seed to Vase: How growing cut flowers inspired lives to bloom'.

Question 2

Where is Field Gate Flowers based?

Accepted Answer

Field Gate Flowers is based in Lathbury, just outside Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, UK. We deliver wedding, funeral and corporate flowers across Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Olney, Cranfield, Bedford, Towcester and Northampton.

Question 3

How do I start a cut flower patch from scratch?

Accepted Answer

Start with a sunny spot, good free-draining soil, and a short list of reliable annuals — cornflowers, cosmos, zinnias, sweet peas and sunflowers. Sow indoors in March, harden off in late April and plant out after the last frost. Roz's 'Cutting Patch — An Easy Way' course walks beginners through the full season in five short modules.

Question 4

Can I make a living as a flower farmer in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Yes — but it takes business skills as much as growing skills. A profitable UK flower farm typically combines direct-to-consumer sales (buckets, subscriptions), weddings, wholesale to florists, and high-margin education (workshops, courses). Roz's 'Build a Blooming Business' course and 1:1 mentoring are designed exactly for this.

Question 5

What is British-grown, seasonal floristry?

Accepted Answer

British-grown floristry uses flowers, foliage and grasses grown on UK soil, in season, without airmiles. It's foam-free, lower-carbon and supports a growing network of small British flower farms. Field Gate Flowers grows almost everything it sells on its Buckinghamshire farm.

Question 6

Where can I listen to The Cut Flower Podcast?

Accepted Answer

The Cut Flower Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts, Overcast and every major podcast app, as well as directly on this website. New episodes publish weekly.

Question 7

What is the Seed to Vase book about?

Accepted Answer

'Seed to Vase: How growing cut flowers inspired lives to bloom' is Roz Chandler's book about the transformative power of growing cut flowers — part memoir, part how-to, part love letter to British-grown blooms. It pairs with the Seed to Vase course.

Question 8

Do you offer wedding flowers near Milton Keynes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Field Gate Flowers is the leading British-grown wedding flower supplier in the Milton Keynes, Buckingham and North Buckinghamshire area. We work with venues across the region and create bouquets, buttonholes, ceremony flowers, arches and centrepieces.

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