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Phaedra Gardeness
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Flowers are Happiness and Gardens are Life! I hope you feel inspired to surround yourself with plants!!
We are Phaedra and Moroni, and we make a living off flowers. "Flowersteading" you could call it. Recently we have returned to our earlier roots and are adding veggies, fruits and some animals to the farm.
Our climate zone is: In Australia we are right on the edge of Mild Temperate (Zone 6) and Cool Temperate (Zone 7). In the USA this is close to zone 8B. Our lowest temperature in Winter is around -5 degrees Celsius, our top temperature in Summer reaches up to 42 degrees Celsius at least a couple of times each Summer.
This is the story of our farm, our property and our lifestyle. Enjoy!
We are Phaedra and Moroni, and we make a living off flowers. "Flowersteading" you could call it. Recently we have returned to our earlier roots and are adding veggies, fruits and some animals to the farm.
Our climate zone is: In Australia we are right on the edge of Mild Temperate (Zone 6) and Cool Temperate (Zone 7). In the USA this is close to zone 8B. Our lowest temperature in Winter is around -5 degrees Celsius, our top temperature in Summer reaches up to 42 degrees Celsius at least a couple of times each Summer.
This is the story of our farm, our property and our lifestyle. Enjoy!
Complete Burnout as a Flower Farmer Florist | My Experience
Four years of intense work lead me to an emotional, physical and mental breakdown. It has taken months to feel like I'm getting back on top of life and able to reflect back and share the experience. I hope everyone looks after themselves so this doesn't happen to you.
For those wondering as it may not have been clear in the video, Yes I am still growing flowers!
xx Phaedra
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- Kogan: www.kogan.com/au/me/NobleFlowers/
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For those wondering as it may not have been clear in the video, Yes I am still growing flowers!
xx Phaedra
5482
Here are some different ways to support us!
🌟 Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/nobleflowers
🌟Join my Patreon! patreon.com/PhaedraGardeness
🌟🛒 Use our affiliate links to make your purchases on the following sites: Our favourite Tools & Equipment:
- Kogan: www.kogan.com/au/me/NobleFlowers/
(I'll add more as we grow)
I...
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Some Privacy Please! Planting a Living Privacy Screen
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This week on the Australian flower farm we have a pulled out all stops to get a 26 metre privacy screen planted out. We live in a very private, sheltered area and there is a couple sections of our boundary fence where we could see straight through to our neighbours. And as much as we love them... we love our privacy more! The plan we used was Pittosporum. I also finally planted out the Camellia...
Perennial Gardening around the Farmhouse & Preparing for Spring on the Flower Farm!
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.14 дней назад
Creating an oasis of flowers and garden and perennials around our little blue farmhouse. Driving into the flower farm needs to be an experience. This is the plan moving into progress! The past few months have been a little rough. Living through, and recovering from, burnout is one of those invisible "illnesses". You seem normal and functional from the outside, but your mind and body just can't ...
Late Winter Farm Maintenance Amidst Burnout
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.21 день назад
While I've been dealing with burnout the atmosphere of winter on the flower farm is just gorgeous. This week we caught up on some garden tasks - plantings, planning, burning off. Our new cat has been an active participant in our lives and we have had some random events. Here are some different ways to support us! 🌟 Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/nobleflowers 🌟Join my Patreon! patreon.com...
Design a Cut Flower Garden - What you need to know!
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.28 дней назад
"Jenna's Garden" is a flower farm in a backyard! We show you how to assess, measure, and plan a new flower garden with a staged design plan. Jenna is a viewer who reached out for help designing her cut flower garden. Jenna has been flower farming for over a year at a farm out of town, but has decided to move her farm into her large backyard. Jenna Is starting this backyard flower farm from scra...
Thick Fog, fresh Flower Garden beds, and we got adopted…
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
I may have manifested this. I think I did. S5E10 Historic Wark Cottage in Chiltern: www.explorechiltern.com.au/listing/historic-wark-cottage-chiltern/ Here are some different ways to support us! 🌟 Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/nobleflowers 🌟Join my Patreon! patreon.com/PhaedraGardeness I share deeper more personal stories, photo and connection on Patreon and keep videos free here on RUc...
Dreaming of Progress on the Aussie Flower Farm
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The flower beds are finished and ready to rest until spring which means we can finally start on some of the "dream" projects. Small dream projects, but it's still exciting! S5E9. Here are some different ways to support us! 🌟 Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/nobleflowers 🌟Join my Patreon! patreon.com/PhaedraGardeness I share deeper more personal stories, photo and connection on Patreon and ...
Bird netting… economy… insect sprays… 5th Year Flower Farmer Q&A
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Месяц назад
Answering some of your questions :) Here are some different ways to support us! 🌟 Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/nobleflowers 🌟Join my Patreon! patreon.com/PhaedraGardeness I share deeper more personal stories, photo and connection on Patreon and keep videos free here on RUclips. On Patreon we have monthly video calls as a community and can connect one on one. Private Mentoring is also a...
Flowers Strawberries Weeds
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Месяц назад
It's the middle of winter. The air is crispy, the mornings are fresh and the garden is in a deep sleep. I love this time of year, and this time around it's even more peaceful. Who would have thought shutting down a business could lead to peace. Lemon Butter Recipe 4 Eggs 3/4 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Lemon Juice 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind 125g butter, chopped Stove Instructions Place eggs and sugar...
Life feels weird after closing the florist shop
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Месяц назад
It is bitter sweet to have more time, but less to do. Or less direction of what to do. The huge gaps in time I can fill with all the things I previously wished I had time to do, but it feels weird. I feel like I'm about to stumble on something big, or that I am SO close to finding myself. I really hope I do. S5E7 🥚Did you spot them? Hidden video here: Hidden video Angry Birds ruclips.net/video/...
What do Dahlia tubers taste like?
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The entire Dahlia plant is edible.. flowers, stems, roots. The flowers taste a bit "flowery" with a side of pepper. Sometimes they even smell like pepper. Not THAT appetising. But how do the tubers taste? Dahlia Tuber Bread Recipe (this is how I made it! You can also use your favourite zucchini bread recipe and substitute the zucchini for peeled and grated dahlia tuber) Wet Ingredients: 2 eggs ...
Creating beautiful garden beds for spring abundance!
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Creating beautiful garden beds for spring abundance!
Lifting dahlias on the Aussie micro flower farm. .
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Lifting dahlias on the Aussie micro flower farm. .
Back to the Farm in Australian Winter
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Back to the Farm in Australian Winter
Logistics of leaving our farm to travel
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Logistics of leaving our farm to travel
Our Micro Flower Farm supports a family of 5 - Farm Tour
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Our Micro Flower Farm supports a family of 5 - Farm Tour
Hows about we sell some flowers then?
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Hows about we sell some flowers then?
Every year I dread this week on the Flower Farm :(
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Every year I dread this week on the Flower Farm :(
Planting out ALL cool season hardy annual flowers ready for spring
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Planting out ALL cool season hardy annual flowers ready for spring
Buying in flowers for the first time all season
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Buying in flowers for the first time all season
Flower Bed Prep for Cool Season Annual Cool Flowers
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.4 месяца назад
Flower Bed Prep for Cool Season Annual Cool Flowers
Im covering bent sticks in flowers then letting them die?
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Im covering bent sticks in flowers then letting them die?
When things get in the way of flower farming.
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When things get in the way of flower farming.
Dahlias DO open after picking! They open from BUD! Here's How!
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Dahlias DO open after picking! They open from BUD! Here's How!
This injury drastically reduced my flower farming hours
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This injury drastically reduced my flower farming hours
Hi Phaedra, thank you for sharing. I can’t even explain how much this video resonates with me!! I’d love to see you continue to grow flowers. I’m in Nova Scotia, Canada and also have a flower farm. Our seasons are opposite and I’m never at the same stage as you, but watching your content during our winter really helps me for my next growing season. Even if you grow fewer flowers watching content about techniques, tips, and tricks is invaluable. Your beautiful gardens can be your teaching space? Always enjoy new videos. Happy to hear you’re on the mend to your joy.❤
I had brain fog with Covid as well and then even worse last year when I had Cancer (Chemo Brain they call it) - it's never fun but does contribute to burn out for sure!! I'm there now with the end of the season winding down!
You have a unique situation with partner landscaping. You could instead focus in landscaping plants and he can charge the customers for them for their gardens
I'm glad you're feeling better! I'm glad that you're taking better care of yourself and that you got some blood work done because what you're describing is similar to me when my iron level or b12 gets low and I hear it can also be caused by low vit D or thyroid.
Cats were always my favourite until I got a greyhound. Now I’m team pets .
Our kids absolutely love our cavoodle, I would have loved a cavalier because the poodle x gives her playfulness and energy where as I prefer our couch potato greyhound . I would never get a lab or retriever too much energy when kids are at school and more expensive to feed and more to clean up after.
Hi Phaedra, I'm so glad that you are on the mend. I was/ or still am in the same boat. Tryed to grow my flowers to teach dyeing wool with fresh flowers, witch I did for 8 years, and then my whole flower garden flooded ths spring for 6 times. I inversted € 700,00 0n flower seeds, plants and tubers, with 5% succes out of it all. Then I desided to teach, for a part, dyeing yarns with mushrooms and lichen, so I ordered mushrooms and lichen for $ 700,00 in the US. I also ordered for € 2000,00 yarns from a mill in the UK for 30 students, but there were 24 students on my list to teach this year, and 22 did not show up, whitout a valuebel reason. BUMMER. I only had 18 students. So in the end this cost me money, and I did not break even. So next year no teaching for me, but I am gonne wright a book about natural dyeing wool, with flowers, mushrooms and lichen and I start knitting again for my 6 grand children, things I did not do the last year.Wish I could come over and give you a BUG HUGGGGG. Take care of yourself, as I will try too ❤❤❤
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I am glad you are feeling better. Thanks for sharing your journey I enjoyed the chat with the gorgeous trees in the background.❤🌳 🌻
firstly - so glad you are on the mend and feeling better. long may it continue! secondly - this was so helpful and insightful. sharing how you've navigated changes and challenges helps so many others see the issues in their own lives more clearly. i'm grateful for that. thank you.
Oh my goodness I can relate!! I'm so pleased for you that you have space to breathe and heal now. Life throws these experiences at us. If we can use them to help others it can be powerful. Thank you for sharing and being so reflective and honest about yourself. God bless you ❤
Phaedra, I have the greatest empathy for you. I have experienced Burn-Out 3 times in my life, I'm now 72 and just about catching my breath. I love catching up with you on RUclips and Instagram. If you put out a video or a post - that will be wonderful. If you don't, I will be thinking of you and praying for you and your family. I would like to say that if you only put out a video of you silently pottering / working hard in your garden - that will be wonderful too. ♥
Yes your body IS shutting down to protect itself. And then once your situation becomes safe again it takes a bit to retrain your brain that things are ok again ❤ fortunately lots of good people share how they have recovered and healed
I’ve been feeling like this lately and wondering what on earth was going on with me - it’s not depression, but I dont feel myself and l have no stamina.
I love any video you want to put out, I can watch or listen while I garden, and it's all relatable 😊
This was a lovely sit down, I'm so glad you're seeing a way out of the burn out.
Hi Phaedra, loved this sit down video. I felt like I was just sitting and listening to my friend talk. I just came in from working in the garden and saw you posted. When you do a normal day vlog, I feel like I can almost here your thoughts ticking over😂 Hope you have a great week. Xx.
Hey Phaedra, I'm glad that you are on the mend. Thank you for sharing with us some of what you were going through. Keeping you and your beautiful family in my prayers. God bless 🙏🙏❤
I love watching your videos and knowing you for so many years I know God well bless you both for all your lovely hard work. Love from Nettie
I remember watching you “go go go” before. I’m glad you’re on the mend. I watch YT for help learning things but I also have a few channels where I enjoy the person themselves and hearing about their lives. Yours is one. ❤
Thanks for the video❤ I can definitely relate to the burn out.
We are not born to be slaves to the system. Good on you for going against the grain and doing your own thing. Much love <3
Wow! Thank you 😅
Hey Phaedra, saw this hardy plant that looks like cushion moss, that can handle snow and lots of sun, and thought of you! xx ruclips.net/user/shortsSS4ccBUUTXM?si=x4ygQsYUxADVyGGv
The aerial shots were amazing. I think your house and land look lovely already, magical😊
Kitkat is so beautiful 😊 great video, to learn about the work involved in farming.
🐶 and 🐈⬛ over here! We adopted a little runt kitten this summer and have been enjoying the little mini furball and his antics as he gets bigger and stronger. But love dogs too! Good luck keeping the unwanted critters away from the hedge!
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Hi Phaedra, I love the privacy hedge.. great job, looks beautiful! God Bless you 🐶😻
Those trees are pronounced Pitt Oss Prum. I used to call them the same thing you do until a botanist corrected me.
You are just the sweetest person . Your videos are so peaceful. A boy needs a dog.. and a property just calls for it. What a beautiful life you are creating. 😊 p.s getting very warm here in Brissy. 😊
I cut all mine out of my back yard as they grew massive, had to be hedges all the time and took over my garden bed, which is about 3 meters wide, go with the screening in your garden bed your want regret it
Looks great!! Nicely done!
Team 😺 especially gingers😊
Ha! I’m about to plant the same hedge! I’m in Tassie, where are you guys?
We are near the border of NSW and Vic- near Wodonga :)
Ha! The rest of my family live in Wodonga 😂
Instead of a hedge of all the same plant, maybe a mixed hedge of trees and shrubs. Mostly evergreens. Flowers shrubs?
Oooo I like that idea! I’d love to do some of these around the flower field!
What about a feijoa screen, edible 😃
We have a fejoa tree and I don’t like the fruit at all!! It does have beautiful foliage though!
@@phaedragardeness bummer, trying to think of other edible hedges…
If you are going to get a dog to play with James, get a golden retriever, they are one of the dogs that is most likely to become good friends with cats. We both are team both, except that Bruce is incredibly allergic to cats. When we bought our house on Cortes Island years ago, it came with a 7yr old cat and when she became too old to be an outdoor cat she became an indoor cat and Bruce had to take allergy pills every day. She lived to be 21 and moved to Campbell River with us and our two golden retrievers when she was 20.
Oh wow 21!!!! Did Bruce ever get better from the allergy? That’s true though, now we need ro consider what type of dog will love a cat!
@phaedragardeness golden retrievers are your best bet. Google it.
@@phaedragardeness He had to take allergy pills until the day she died. Definitely Golden Retriever, if you google it, they are up there. As an example, one of our golden retrievers, Dax, was on a mission to make friends with all the neighbourhood cats for her whole life. She even learned to sit still and wait until they approached her. One neighbourhood cat would walk up to Dax and roll over so that Dax could lick her stomach.
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Awww
Team all animals! The loud purr is deep contentment. Mine sound like trucks when they get and give a snuggle and it fills me with joy. 💕
Oh that’s lovely 🤍
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Team 🐶❤ i do love cats too but i find them such heartbreakers with no road sense.💔 i really do like the look of a Pittosporum hedge they are tough as nails and make fantastic foliage for flower bunches, i have a varigated one called snow leopard and its very pretty... i work at an advanced tree nursery and sell these babies all day everyday my biggest advice for these would be to prune! The ones you put in the ground actually look a little root bound and stressed i would chop them in half (i know scary) but in return they will thicken up and put energy into the bare branches. ❤🎉
Thankyou!!! I had actually wondered if we should cut them back already! So they will still get taller if we chop them off?
@@phaedragardeness yes they will! They will focus there energy on the lower half and just getting healthier all over then they will go up! They really don't take long to thicken and get twice as high 🥰
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Ooh thankyou for the shout out, I was very surprised this morning 😂 And we are team cat 🐈 but would also love a dog 🐕 😊
You are welcome, and Thankyou again 🤍🤍