Quince Flowers Podcast

In the final episode of the season we chat to John Rowe of Warraview Dahlias. John is a very experienced grower and we talk to him about his patch and his breeding! 

This chat was recorded early in Jo…

A chat with Trevor Hoff, the hybridiser behind Cable Bay Dahlias. Trevor is an incredibly observant grower and that shows in some of the wisdom he imparts on us.  A big thank you to him for joining u…

Part two of our chat with Ken Greenway of AC Dahlias

The first instalment of a two part episode with Ken Greenway of AC Dahlias. Was an amazing opportunity to hear from Ken and we appreciate all the wisdom he shared with us! We hope you enjoy it as muc…

A different format for this episode. Bill provided Peter with a script to read and it is packed with wisdom. We really hope you enjoy this one as it was a real honour to hear Bill's experiences. Big …

 A great chat with Ted and Margaret Kennedy of Hollyhill Dahlias. Was an honour to talk to them about all things breeding and busting a few myths along the way!

Really appreciate them taking the time …

A Insightful chat into competitive dahlia growing with a relatively small amount of plants. Stephen's is a true wealth of knowledge and a generous one at that! A big thank you to him for coming on th…

Returning guest Graeme joins us for this episode. We dig deeper into his practices including some of his methods for avoiding rot during high rainfall and managing plants for exhibition. 

A big thanks…

With the beginnings of the Southern Hemisphere dahlia season, Caitlyn and Peter talk to Dahlia breeding guru Kristine Albrecht from Santa Cruz Dahlias. We discuss her beginnings in dahlias, her no ti…

Bonus episode! with Jenny Parish from Country Dahlias. Was an honour  to talk to Jenny about her years growing, and supplying Australia with dahlia tubers as well as hearing more about her display ga…

The tenth episode of the Quince Flowers Podcast. In this Episode Caitlyn and Peter reflect on what they have learnt from the podcast and what changes they are planning for next season.

Our guest is Al…

A chat with Toowoomba Flower Exhibitor, Pam Armstrong.

We discuss her start in the world of dahlias, how her patch has changed over the seasons and how she grows her blooms to exhibition standards.

Lot…

A great discussion with champion grower and Dahlia Society of NSW and ACT president, Graeme Davis.

We talk about his patches, climate, how he grows giants, tuber storage and maintaining the best stock…

In this episode we talk to Wayne McCosker, who along with his wife, Jill, are the reigning Queensland Dahlia Society State Champions.

We discuss his management practices for exhibition winning blooms,…

In this episode we talk to the world-renowned plant breeder, Doctor Keith Hammett. 

We delve into his beginnings as a teenage dahlia exhibitor in England, his work in plant pathology, his trips to Mex…

Deb Collett joins us for this episode. Deb goes into detail about her left-field approach to growing, and the challenges she faces not living near her patch. We also discuss Tree Dahlias and the hybr…

In this podcast we talk to Gerald Oldfield from Highland Dahlias https://www.highlanddahlias.com.au/

We talk his beginnings, how he brought fertility to his land, his methodolgy for the show circuit a…

Signs of Dahlia life and a chat with Kelly Munday. In this podcast we discuss the contrasts in our climate with Kelly, talk plant management strategies with regeneration in mind, and we also talk gro…

A very fun and insightful episode with the President of the Dahlia Society of Australia, Warren Vigor.

We talk about the benefits of being in a Dahlia Society, Dahlia Covid babies, Soil prep and irrig…

Hi folks, welcome to the Quince Flowers Podcast hosted by Caitlyn and Peter Mason. We’re siblings from Queensland and we’ve  been talking about creating a podcast alllllllll about flowers for a while…