Episode 762: Sarah Nayani of Grow Girl Seattle on teaching gardeners how to plan and plant their backyard cutting gardens

About this episode

Sarah Nayani discusses her journey in teaching gardeners to create cutting gardens in urban spaces.

https://youtu.be/tRuXU20m9Dc?si=eR5fwa5ZiZKdsiTf After several years of farming in an urban space – including on the paved driveway, sidewalk strip, and backyard at her Seattle home – Sarah Nayani has carved out a niche teaching gardeners how to grow a bounty of cut flowers, herbs, and foliages in residential environments. The founder of Grow Girl Seattle, Sarah encourages workshop students to create a thriving home cutting garden by focusing on sustainable techniques and small space growing. She shares the rewards of connecting with the seasons’ rhythms and how flower-growing helps people appreciate the role of pollinators up close. My conversation with Sarah includes the numerous ways her business has transitioned to fit her lifestyle, how she focuses on the parts of farming and floristry that give her the most joy, and income-generating tips for the farmer-florist side hustle. Sarah Nayani of Grow Girl Seattle We have been focused on an inspiring theme here at the Slow Flowers Podcast! For the early weeks of 2026 we’ve been highlighting members who serve not only the professional floral market, but the home gardener in search of cut flowers, flower seedlings, education, and…

People in this episode

Host: Debra Prinzing

Guest: Sarah Nayani

Topics covered

• cut flower gardening
• sustainable techniques
• urban farming
• home gardening
• flower education

Keywords

• cut flowers
• backyard gardening
• urban farming
• sustainable gardening
• flower workshops

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grow Girl Seattle

Places: Seattle

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