Cutting Foliage in the Rain, Visiting The National Dahlia Society Show Today & Did My Flowers Survive the Flower Festival?

Hello and welcome to the latest episode: it's Tuesday 2 September 2025.

Lots to tell you in this episode and I've divided it into two parts with a tiny bit of music in between so please don't switch off when you hear the music and think the episode has ended!

I've been cutting flower stems and foliage for two florist collections tomorrow. These are new florists for me so I'm looking forward to welcoming them to the plot. I've also had an order from my lovely wedding florist for this weekend which needs cutting on Thursday. I went back to the Flower Festival on Sunday to see how my flowers survived the weekend and I talk about this.

The second part of the episode is my review of the National Dahlia Society Show that I attended today at RHS Wisley. It's a great show and my mentor, Richard, was exhibiting so it was lovely to catch up with him and see how he got on. It was truly fascinating to hear how the show works from Richard's perspective and see how other growers have coped with their dahlias in the massive amount of rain we've had in the last week. There is so much to share with you!

I hope you enjoy the episode and come back and join me for the next one. It's always great to hear from you: feel free to contact me on instagram @henhillcutflowers.

Details of The National Dahlia Society Show at RHS Wisley:

https://www.dahlia-nds.co.uk/events/2025-nds-national-show-rhs-wisley/

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/rhs-garden-wisley-flower-show

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