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Episode 691 – The Case for Growing Winter Tulips with Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers
https://youtu.be/nybZzD1_cEw?si=_UqeABJ7nSfMrKTe In her recent Slow Flowers Journal column, “The Business of Flowers,” Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek F…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 690 – Elizabeth Fichter of Queen Bee Blooms shares how to have the conversation that will change perceptions around local flowers
https://youtu.be/2d9_GRnbSrI?si=_UjIQWQALrUv-8OJ Owner of Queen Bee Blooms in St. Louis, Missouri, Elizabeth Fichter is a farmer-florist who has give…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 689 – Marigold and Mint Botanicals’ Izzie Klingels on flowers as an artist’s medium
https://youtu.be/KeVZQ9knkCM?si=um0NyuWq-JNw-KAM Izzie Klingels of Marigold and Mint Botanicals (cover photo (c) Sean O'Neill) Marigold and Mint is a…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 688 – How to bring more sustainability into your studio or retail shop, with Blair Lynn of Maryland-based Sweet Blossoms
https://youtu.be/azIvryBpa9U?si=AeFTkOqj5-PE9EcB There are small and sizable ways to improve on the practices and habits we’ve relied on for far too …
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 687 – Secrets of Successful Lily Growers with Gretel Adams of Sunny Meadows Flower Farm and Ko Klaver of Zabo Plant
https://youtu.be/8HdQwcsoIfo?si=bUuM9g2uKCT5y1Hx We’re diving deep into the world of lily growing, with two experts who share their advice and know-h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 686 – An autumn flower farm tour + conversation with Caitlin Carnahan of Diamond Day Bouquet, based on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
https://youtu.be/XPwCOnCEJQ4?si=QvkEM8TfN2ZhNilS “Diamond Day” is a charming 1970s folksong by English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan. The lyrics ab…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 685 – Florals for Corporate and Event Clients with Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet
https://youtu.be/cSGfpRJ4meU?si=p5pd7fNS8uD5gKqU Kit Wertz and Casey Schwartz are a gifted sister duo who own Flower Duet, a dynamic studio serving L…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 684 – Floral Standards, the essential new book from the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market – featuring my conversation with Brad Siebe, Diane Szukovathy and Vivian Larson
https://youtu.be/Ns4hRz816No?si=-_mUx9ElsSCtPQ9Q Decades of flower farming experience add up to a new, 336-page reference guide called “Floral Standa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 683 – Paulina Nieliwocki of Blue Jasmine Floral welcomes us to her New Jersey studio and designs a foam-free floral arrangement
https://youtu.be/s9Rcn7C_F9A?si=IeP-3B9Qcl6ruZO5 Paulina Nieliwocki is celebrating her 10th anniversary as owner and creative director of Blue Jasmin…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 682: Celeste Monke of Free Range Flowers, a diversified cut flower farm operated with partner Jay Roelof – plus, a farm tour to preview ASCFG’s regional meeting in Bellingham, Washington
https://youtu.be/ApiN1ZdzaGk?si=bLQsoZe7XzSmvhyA https://youtu.be/EwxlC8aXfrM?si=kXu6PgqkYz9vlish Nothing beats a flower farm tour – and I couldn’t s…
1 year, 6 months ago