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https://youtu.be/7bQSV_2w-vc Watch Susan McLearly's design stage presentation from the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit at Filoli in Woodland Hills, California We are closing in on the 2022 Slow Flowers Summit, taking place June 26-28th in Westchester County New York - at two venues, the Red Barn at Maple Grove Farm in Bedford and at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. You've met almost all of our speakers here on the Slow Flowers Show or the Slow Flowers Podcast and tickets are nearly sold-out with sales closing on June 19th. Susan McLeary demonstrates her "burrito" mechanice for large-scale, foam-free floral installations (c) Missy Palacol Photography We invited Susan McLeary to teach on 2021 Slow Flowers Summit design stage and also to give our keynote presentation. We've shared Sue's entire demonstration of a large-scale, foam-free botanical installation. You can learn Sue's exact techniques and mechanics, as well as how she prepares her famous "burrito" as an alternative to foam, what types of ingredients she selects, and how she uses principles of design to achieve pleasing proportion and balance in her final work of art. A section of Susan's hanging installation at Filoli during the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit (c) Missy Palacol Photography Meet Susan McLeary at these social places:Susan McLeary on Instagram and FacebookSusan McLeary's courses and workshopsRequest Sue's list of reliable flowers I just looked up a quote from Sue from the first profile I published about her in 2017. This was for a story in Florists' Review called "A Curious Creative." Here's a quote from Sue that I so appreciated, she said: Susan McLeary teaching large-scale foam-free floral installations at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit (c) Missy Palacol Photography "You have to be insanely curious and you have to keep your curiosity." Rather than waiting for the muse to miraculously appear, Sue is ever-attentive and observant, seeking inspiration from many sources. She continues: "The life of a florist is very busy and there isn't a lot of free time. But my advice is to make creative time a priority. Schedule a day, or part of a day, each month, and try out new ideas. Create just for yourself. Make the things that you want to make and be sure to have them photographed. Make it a priority." My favorite Sue McLeary quote from her 2021 Slow Flowers Summit presentation is this: I think of large-scale design as a corsage for the room.Susan Mcleary Last Chance to Grab Your Slow Flowers Summit Ticket! Floral details at the Slow Flowers Summit (c) Jenny M. Diaz Of course, you've already heard me mention the countdown to the 2022 Slow Flowers Summit -- it's going to be an amazing event, a gathering of kindred spirits representing all facets of the domestic floral marketplace. This week is the FINAL opportunity to grab your ticket -- and I have a special discount code to share with you! Use the Coupon Code: LETSDOTHIS for 10% off registration for any 2022 Slow Flowers Summit Ticket Type or for our once-in-a-lifetime Slow Flowers Dinner at Blue Hill Restaurant on Monday, June 27th. Offer expires June 19, 2022 (midnight PT) Find the registration link in today's show notes -- and I hope to see you there! Click here to reserve your seat at the Summit! Thank you to our Sponsors! This show is brought to you by Slowflowers.com, the free, online directory to more than 850 florists, shops, and studios who design with local, seasonal and sustainable flowers and to the farms that grow those blooms.  It’s the conscious choice for buying and sending flowers. Thank you to our lead sponsor, Farmgirl Flowers. Farmgirl Flowers delivers iconic burlap-wrapped bouquets and lush, abundant arrangements to customers across the U.S., supporting U.S. flower farms by purchasing more than $10 million dollars of U.S.-grown fresh and seasonal flowers and foliage annually. Discover more at farmgirlflowers.com. Thank you to Store It Cold, creators of the revolutionary CoolBot, a