Get ready to be inspired by this episode of The Backyard Bouquet Podcast to create your own cottage-style flower garden! In today's episode, host Jennifer Gulizia chats with Kim Robinson from Shiplap and Shells, a cut-flower gardener and blogger. Kim shares her journey of transforming her backyard into a stunning cottage-style garden overlooking the Puget Sound. From building raised garden beds to adding a beautiful greenhouse, Kim's garden has been featured in numerous magazines. She offers valuable advice on starting a garden, including the importance of planning, starting small, and implementing an irrigation system. Kim also shares her love for growing geraniums and the joy of sharing her flowers with her community. Tune in to this episode for a dose of gardening therapy and to learn valuable life lessons from the beauty of nature. Learn more about Kim and Shiplap and Shells: * https://shiplapandshells.com/ * https://www.instagram.com/shiplapandshells/ * Growing A Cut Flower Garden Series [https://shiplapandshells.com/category/category-2/growing-a-cut-flower-garden-series/] * Overwintering Your Geraniums [https://shiplapandshells.com/4-options-overwintering-geraniums/] EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.com/2024/01/16/ep-5-kim-robinson-shiplap-and-shells/ In this episode, you'll hear about: * 00:04:18 - Kim's journey from a non-gardener to a cut flower grower * 00:07:04 - Planning and building the garden beds and greenhouse * 00:12:08 - Features and functionality of Kim's greenhouse * 00:16:26 - Starting seeds and the importance of a greenhouse * 00:20:32 - Overwintering geraniums * 00:26:57 - Starting seeds for the upcoming season * 00:32:25 - Kim's favorite flower to grow * 00:36:48 - Dealing with pests and challenges in the garden * 00:40:01 - Valuable life lessons learned from working with flowers * 00:46:38 - Sharing flowers with the community and donating to the community garden * 00:50:01 - Advice for beginner gardeners: start slow, be patient, and use irrigation systems ***Rate, Review, & Follow The Backyard Bouquet*** If you enjoyed this episode, will you please consider leaving the podcast a review? Your review helps make the podcast more discoverable to others and allows me to continue creating more episodes. I'd love to know what you enjoyed most about the episode. New episodes are coming every Tuesday to help keep your garden blooming! JOIN THE BACKYARD BOUQUET COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowergardening Sign up for my newsletter: https://thefloweringfarmhouse.myflodesk.com/nlw4wua8s3 The Flowering Farmhouse: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefloweringfarmhouse/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thefloweringfarmhouse] | Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thefloweringfarmhouse/]| Website [https://thefloweringfarmhouse.com/]