Bloom or Bust

Bloom or Bust

By Andie McDowell

Welcome to Bloom or Bust—the podcast where garden goals meet glorious gaffes! Join husband-and-wife duo, Andie and Jonny, as they dig into the delights and disasters of gardening life. Each week, we’ll share essential garden jobs, laugh-out-loud fails, and fabulous faux pas, from overambitious indoor jungles to competitive family bird watching. Whether you're a budding beginner or a seasoned soil expert, you'll find tips, tricks, and tales to keep you giggling and growing. So, grab your gloves and join us in the unpredictable world of gardening—where every day is either a Bloom or a Bust! 🌱
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EP3 Bloom or Bust

Bloom or BustMar 06, 2023
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EP8 Bloom or Bust - patio cleaning fail, festive decor distractions & drone disaster

EP8 Bloom or Bust - patio cleaning fail, festive decor distractions & drone disaster

This week we've failed miserably to get the garden ready for winter (much to the amusement of our next door neighbour) Andie discovers that most people have multiple phases to Xmas decorating and our new drone reveals some difficult home truths!

Next week we'll be introducing guests and we've got a great one lined up for you guys so make sure you subscribe and tune in for that one.

Thanks for listening xx

Dec 14, 202432:41
EP7 Bloom or Bust - bird feeding fetish, pampas grass goals & festive foraging overload

EP7 Bloom or Bust - bird feeding fetish, pampas grass goals & festive foraging overload

The Bloom or Bust Podcast is BACK!

This week we're back in the dirt (literally) with another episode of gardening

highs, lows, and questionable decisions. Join Andie and Jonny as they attempt

to bring order to their garden chaos--spoiler alert: it's not going according to

plan.


In this episode, Jonny takes a bold approach to hedge trimming that's either

genius or grounds for divorce (you'll have to listen to decide), while Andie dives

headfirst into her seasonal obsession: festive foraging. Does she find the perfect

Christmas combo, or just a bunch of twigs? Tune in to find out.


As always, there are plenty of laughs, some near-death encounters with garden

tools, and a healthy dose of "why do we do this to ourselves?'


Grab your gloves, grab your trowels, and get ready for another rollercoaster of

gardening bliss (and busts). Will it bloom? Or will it bust? Tune in to find out!

Nov 30, 202454:01
EP6 Bloom or Bust

EP6 Bloom or Bust

This week's episode we finally get to the bottom of who's job it is to pick up the hedge trimmings that have been laying in the flower beds since October!


Turns out that ASKING for something to get done in the garden is the sure fire way of it NEVER getting done. Jonny and Andie discuss patio cleaning, Valentines Day and whether it's acceptable to wee in the garden!

Feb 16, 202447:46
EP5 Bloom or Bust

EP5 Bloom or Bust

Welcome back to the first episode of the new and improved 2024 podcast. We hit the ground running with the burning question everyone wants to know; "why has Jonny REALLY decided to leave the flower farming business?"

Andie is also slightly concerned that she might have ordered too many dahlia tubers this year after it looks like the ones she left in the ground might just survive the milder winter.

Lots of comedy input from Nonna (Jonny's mum) and the discussion gets a little heated over Andie's solo mulching marathon!


Feb 07, 202432:17
EP4 Bloom or Bust

EP4 Bloom or Bust

Jonny is BACK and the gloves are OFF! He's got a long list of gardening gripes that he has obviously been working on since the first episode and I think some of you might relate; dead Christmas wreaths, a front drive full of 'must have' impulse plant purchases and a deadly rose bush that attacks everyone who walks up the garden path.


Hannah gets her head round some of the complicated seed names and makes her claim for Crocs being the next BIG THING in gardening! Did you know that they have a 'sports mode?' Neither did we!


Don't forget to share on Instagram and tag us in if you enjoy the show and send us a DM if you have any gardening stories you'd like us to share @dahliabeach


Mar 18, 202356:42
EP3 Bloom or Bust

EP3 Bloom or Bust

This week Hannah and I are chatting greenhouse cheats and seed sowing buying addictions!
Mar 06, 202349:40
EP2 Bloom or Bust

EP2 Bloom or Bust

Andie gives her unpopular opinion on growing veg and Hannah can’t believe that people dig up their plants when they move house.
Feb 17, 202346:44
EP1 Bloom or Bust

EP1 Bloom or Bust

In this podcast - our first one EVER - we set the tone for the rest of the Bloom or Bust Podcast. It'll be a fortnightly episode featuring lots of funny and relatable stories and anecdotes from our own flower farm, our gardens and hopefully lots of yours too!

Get involved by sharing your funny flower growing fails, gardening bugbears and unpopular opinions by sending us a DM on Instagram @dahliabeach.

Not fail too big we promise!

Don't forgt to rate and subscribe so show us that you enjoyed the show and what you'd like to see more of going forward.

Be kind!

Andie, Jonny and Hannah  x

Feb 03, 202301:15:27