A Blooming Good Time Podcast with Crowley House

Its winter here which means the holidays are just getting started. With the holidays comes a lot of wreath making and getting to us one of our favorite things, EVERGREENS! Living i the pacific north west you can go anywhere with out see some variety of these beautiful pin trees. We wanted to talk about our favs and how we like to use them. so join us o this episode of a blooming good time. Instagram@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@crowleyhousefarm@heytheremartins

We all have them an we all have  to deal with them, but some time maybe the easy way isn't always the best way. Lets talk about pest and have to deal with them with out having to use harmful chemicals. 

Its the end of the growing season, its getting dark early and the air is damp and cold. All we wat to do is stay cozy inside but threes still plenty of work to get done in the garden. Lets talk about that ed of the year garden To Do list that we all love to forget about. The key to a good growing year though is thinking ahead. Before you start garden planning you got to do some garden prepping. so take a deep breath and lets all dig deep to  get that list checked off and and finished before the chill really sets in. 

Hey Bloomers happy winter!We always love to learn here at Crowley House, and this week were stepping into propagating. How do you make ore plants form one plant? We still have a lot to learn but here's what we know. we love hanging out with you all and a good yap sesh with the blooming crew, so sit down and join us on this episode of a blooming good time.Instagram@crowleyhouse@heytheremartins@crowleyhousefarm@abloominggoodtimepodcast

Hey Bloomers! Winter is kinda on its way even though we have yet to have a freeze or really any of our usual cold winter weather. Still got to get ready for the holidays wreath sales and preparing the farm for next spring. With the job list getting longer and the days getting shorter, we really need to get our booties into gear! so let get working boomers! But remember to always make it A Blooming Good Time! 

Hey Bloomers! After a year long wait we hope you're all as excited as we are to have a Blooming Good Time, but with a few new friends! Lets all give a warm welcome to Keith and  Kate, and the 2 "cubs" Beau and Gigi!  The farm has been going through some big changes while we've been gone, but don't worry we are here to give a quick update and to introduce you to our new Co-host. Lets get ready to have a Blooming Good Time together in this new adventure! Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@crowleyhousefarm@heytheremartinsYoutube:@crowleyhouseflowerfarm

Hey bloomers! Its Now our Off Season when the farm starts to slow down. NOT! We always get asked how we just keep going once the flowers are all gone. Well now that its winter its busier then ever with winter greens and Christmas wreaths. Lets talk about how we keep making money and hopefully give you all some ideas on how even though its winter it doesn't mean you have to stop the fun. 

Winter is coming rather quickly this year, so we have to start now if we even want to succeed for next year. How do like to hide the from the seasonal depression? Stick around and we'll tell you on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!   

Hey Bloomers!Sorry for the long pause on our good time! We just got a little busy here on the farm. But we aren't going anywhere and we got a update episode for you! So lets get cozy and have A Blooming Good Time!

Something I love about our garden is all the fruit trees that bloom in the spring and fruit in the Fall. They really add so much to the garden not only for there beauty but for food usage. We have a few that we cant wait to add to our growing collection! 

Sweet Peas are defiantly one of our all time favorite things to grow and also our first thing we grew EVER! All though our first attempted was a massive fail, we kept at them and now we grow some AMAZING sweet peas! We are really excided to talk about some of our favorite verity's and one we would love to have in the feature! So lets get sweet on this episode of A Blooming Good Time! 

Sorry for the late episode everyone! Its been some crazy time here on the farm with sweet peas and peonies coming on at the same time! Its been so busy that we forget to eat some days and that's a very bad habit to get in to, so that is what we are talking about in this episode of A Blooming Good Time! 

Hey Bloomers! Just a cozy update for you guys! Everything that's been happening on the farm, how our CRAZY mothers day week went, and all the new things to expect in the next month. I hope you join us and have A Blooming Good Time!

Hello lovely Bloomers! today we are talking about some of our  favorite flowers Peonies! These big beautiful blooms are literally so dreamy that a lot of our brides will wait to have their weddings for when they're in bloom. We love growing them and we are so excited to talk about all the pros and cons of having then in your garden! So join us on this episode of A Blooming Good Time. 

PART 2!!!!  We are so excited for this episode of A Blooming Good Time.  We are diving farther into the world of roses and all of the ways to take care of them. So get your self cozy and let get started!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouseorder a copy of our book Furrow and Flower! https://crowley-house-flower-farm.myshopify.com/

Hey Bloomers! We've been working hard on our roses lately so we thought what better time to have a full one chat about all the work that goes into them. From pruning to diseases and how to get ride of them, we have all the details. Also done mind the crazy rain storm happening, we recorded this in the yurt so you can kind of hear everything. But lets make it cozy with some tea or a coffee and have a Blooming Good Time together  

While in Australia we were able to sit down and talk with our friends Janae and Chris about their flower farming experience, and  slow flowers in Australia! This is definitely more of a casual sit down conversation with friends, but we really wanted to share it with you! So get cozy and lets have a Blooming Good Time!  

Welcome to Ottawa Canada! This lovely interview is from our time visiting for our cousins wedding. While we were there wo got to sit down with Amber and talk about having a Flowers Business in the bitter cold of winter, working with family, and more on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@riverwoodgardenDon't forget to pre order your copy of Furrow and Flower! https://crowley-house-flower-farm.myshopify.com/

Happy wedding season everyone! Its only just beginning and we have a list of things we really hope to see this year! From fun colors and exciting installations, its all very welcomed her on a Blooming Good Time!   Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouseDon't forget to pre order your copy of Furrow and Flower!!!https://crowley-house-flower-farm.myshopify.com/Sign up for our workshops https://chflowers.com/workshops/

The gang is back together on the farm! Emma and Rilley have returned from there adventures in Australia and boy do they have some funny stories' to tell. So settle down a join us with a coffee or tea  and get ready to have a blooming good time!Instagram:@crowleyhouse@abloominggoodtimepodcastDon't forget to preorder our book  Furrow and Flower at:https://crowley-house-flower-farm.myshopify.com/

Let's decorate for spring! We are talking about spring cleaning and freshening the home and porches. From new plants, bulbs and color spots, we are reviving spring and welcoming her with windows wide open.Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

 Meal prepping for the busy flower farmer and gardener. It's all about time-saving meals that are  nutritious and easy to make when you are short on time. Let's stay healthy and at the top of our game because, as you know, what we do is hard work, so feed the body well.Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

 The case of the missing clippers. Time management! Let's get organized and work on structuring the day so we don't fall behind. I feel as if we could go on and on about our goals and still fall short each year, but cheers to improving!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse 

 Let's plan the vegetables garden and talk all about companion planting. What is companion Plaiting you ask? I agree it's a whole new world of where to plant what. In the end it makes for a merrier life for all in the garden.Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

The language of Flowers  We are chatting all about the language of flowers from a hate boutique, to a love boutique and all the in-betweens. Each flower has a meaning, dive in with us as we find out how this trend started, it's fascinating!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

 This is what we would love to see in 2023 for wedding designs. We chat about our favorite looks, things we would love to see folks do more of and what we think about the up coming trends for this wedding season. Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

It can some times feel like you have to  giving the flower farm away to friends and family. It's a balancing act for sure and can be a bit of a awkward situation. From charity's to friends and family we talk all about the elephant in the room "the friend and family discount" let's chat this one out.Instagram:@abloomiggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

 Join us for a mini pod as we chat about the tulips we are growing and we celebrate our 1 year anniversary! Wow really that went by fast! Tulips are some of our favorite early spring blooms and they can add so much joy and flavor to the garden! Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse   

January 11th its engagement season!We are chatting all about the engagement session from bridal consultations, floral tips and of course we are talking about all the new trends we are seeing and loving for 2023.Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse

We love the holidays, from the cozy atmosphere and seasonal baking, to cheerful music and crisp fresh air.  Its not hard to get excited and into the season of giving. Every year,  it seems like its  getting harden and harder to know what to get EVERYONE on our gift list AND not claim bankruptcy in the process. Emma and Rilley decided to take a different approach on the whole gift giving thing and gained a bit of inspiration from the big mad Santa himself. We're talking GIFT MAKING! What's more special then a homemade gift!? Along with some other fun ideas and some eco friendly thoughts , we are sure your gonna have A Blooming Good Time with us this Holiday season! Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcastGo to www.freewildshe.com/crowleyhouse for your free downloadable recipes and use code crowley10 for 10% off  

Its no secret that winter is not our favorite time of year.  With the cold and the rain and lack of sun light, it can be a bit depressing. Plus there is always a good chance of getting sick at any moment. So our lovely friend Free Wild She is here with the herbal "how to” on surviving the winter gloom. Along with some of our own  research, we are sue that we have some fun info for you, or at least you'll have a Blooming Good Time!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@freewildshegot to www.freewildshe.com/crowleyhouse and use code crowley10 for 10 percent off your order!

Happy Holiday Bloomers! Tis the season of family dinners, baking cookies and pies, and to put it lightly, a lot of stress. We know exactly what it feels like to have so much on your holiday plate and not enough time in the day. So how do we enjoy the holidays and not want to skate away down a river? We here at A Blooming Good Time have some good ideas and some personal tips on how to make things magical and chill. This holiday season lets get cozy and relax! and of course listen to a Blooming Good Time!Instagram:@abloominggoodtime@crowleyhouseUse code crowley10 at www.freewildshe.com/crowleyhouse  for 10% of your purchase plus 3 free recipes! 

Lets talk about the tea sis, and I don't just mean the new hot gossip! We're talking real amazing, steep in water for 2 minutes, TEA!!! Our friend Shandrea sat down with us to talk all about her amazing tea and bitters company, Free Wild She. We talk about how she started her business, the medical property of teas, and the fun and interesting ways you can use bitters!  We are so excited to try everything out and we loved learning some mind blowing facts about tea and bitters! Lets get cozy and learn something new together on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@freewildshego to freewildshe.com/crowleyhouse for a free recipe!And use discount code crowley10 for 10% off your order at freewildshe.com/crowleyhouse(expires Dec 21, 2022)  

We have a little mini episode for you guys today! Mums are one of our last crops of the year, we love all the variety and how long they can last in a arrangement. We have a few growing tips and some of our favs to grow! So lets get cozy and have A Blooming Good Time this Fall with all our fun Chyerathemums! 

Todays episode is a VERY exciting one! We got to sit down and talk with the one and only Mrs. Debra Prinzing, author, editor, and founder of the Slow Flowers Movement! She is also a very dear friend of ours and the editor for Beth and her sisters Sarah's book Furrow and Flower. I'm sure you have head us talk about Slow Flowers before and I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions. For example, what even is it, how do I join, why should I support it? Well we have all the answers and more! So get cozy and join us and Debra of this episode of A Blooming Good Time!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@slowflowerssociety https://www.slowflowers.com/to pre order Furrow and Flower check out the link below!https://crowley-house-flower-farm.myshopify.com/

After spending 10 days basking in the sun by the Mediterranean sea, Rilley and Emma got some series garden inspiration! How do you urn dry shitty soil  into a Italian dream getaway (Roman god like men not included) ? lets talk about our favorite pants and all the how to's to make your  mama mia dreams come true. So bring out the pasta and wine and lets have A Blooming Good Time!Instagram @abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhousecode crowley12 for 12% of HISEA Boots!

Not gonna lie, the farm can get rather spooky at night when your all alone. So i cant even IMAGINE what it would be like to live on  a hunted farm! Its A Blooming Good Spook time and we're looking into some very hunted farms! From the Bell Witch to the house the inspired the Conjuring Movies, get ready to get a little freaked out! Join us on this episode of A Blooming Good Time to just pee your pants a little!Instagram'@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse 

Ever sense we where kids we loved to pretend we where magical witches making potions and casting spells, adding eye of newt and bat wings. But did your know that its really just a secret code? Lets learn together about the secrets of ancient witches, the history of their outcast, and how they learned to protect them selves. We loved making this episode and are so exited for you to have a Blooming Good Time With us!Instagram:'@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouseUse code crowley12 for 12% of you HISEA boots!www.hisea.com

Its the beginning of spooky season which means its time for Creepy Good Time Episodes! To kick off we're talking about killer plants. Deadly beautiful things that might just be growing in your back yard! We got some crazy story's of historical poisonings and what to look out  for so these deadly faunas don't get there weedy hands on you. take our advice so you don't become a ghost in your own garden!Also send us a message on our Instagram with your spoooooky story's and we might just read your on next episode!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse Sponsors:https://www.hisea.comUse our code for 12% off your next purchase! Crowley12 

We can confidently say that we are busy ALL year round, even in the dead of winter. People always ask us "how do you keep going all year round? how can your grow every thing on your tiny farm?" Well, to tell you the truth, we don't. Some times the best things cant be grown! So we turn to nature and go a hunting or foraging! depending on the laws in your area foraging can be a great way to get your hands on fun and unique things like mossy branches and golden furn. The really cool thing about it is you really can do it all year round! We will give you our list and our tips on what to fine, and how to to be smart when dealing with our wild life. So lets go a foraging on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!   

Dried flowers are a whole other world in the flower industry. Not only are they fun and beautiful, but they also can make your growing season a lot longer PLUSE there are so many cool things you can do with them outside of florals! Making teas and beauty products is just the tip of the iceberg. Listen to this weeks episode of A Blooming Good Time and learn more about how fun dead things can be!Instagram@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse@charleslittleandco  

"The customer is always right" is what you learn in the customer service industry, but what if said customer is taking advantage of your hospitality? We've totally been there so let us give you some examples that have helped us protect our business and our customers, pulse some embarrassing mishaps that have happened along the way. We all and learning and  we want to get better! so lest talk it out on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!   

Have you ever just wished you could put the feeling of summer on pause and capture it in a jar? Well you kind of can! On this episode of A Blooming Good Time we are talking about why we love canning for winter and saving all those summer foods. From our favorites like pickles and strawberry jam, too all the thing we have on our canning bucket lists. Make amazing homemade gifts for  the holiday  that your friends will love. Its a lot of fun! So lets all play Little House On The Perrier and get some canning done!Instagram @abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse 

For every gardener, and flower farmer, having flowers for as long and as early as possible is the goal. We all know that by the time New Years has passed, we wish we could press a spring now button and skip the rest of winter, but unfortunately that doesn't happen.  On the bright side, there is a way to plan for the earliest spring and the latest summer. In this episode we will tell you exactly how to do this, and let you in on what flowers are our favorites to plant!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse 

WE GOT A BABY BLOOMERS EPISODE !!!! Lets talk about the benefits of seed saving and the different things you can and can not save for the next planting year. Late summer is the time to collect seeds from all of your yummy vegetables, and any flowers you would like to see again next summer. This episode is for our baby bloomers, so join us for an easy breakdown of why and how to collect seeds in this episode of A Blooming Good Time.Instagram:@abloominggoodtime @crowleyhouseCheck out our Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/user/21odey6u4zmc6bkmqjmnihqfa?si=as3OadyURF2TKFOF8fyjHQOur favorite places to buy seeds! https://www.rareseeds.com/https://hosstools.com/product-category/premium-garden-seeds/https://www.johnnyseeds.com

With only 37 days till  Fall its time to prepare those end of the year crops. We're just getting started so don't stress! There is still time to get those starts in the gowned. lets go through the To Do list together on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse Check out our Spotify playlists!https://open.spotify.com/user/21odey6u4zmc6bkmqjmnihqfa?si=as3OadyURF2TKFOF8fyjHQVego Gardens:https://gink.id/vztu5/crowleyhouse

EVERYBODY'S HOME! With the welcome homecoming of everyone from their European trip, we have lots to talk about and catch up on. Sit down and have Fika with us, grab a coffee and a snack and lets have a chat about all our adventures!Instagram:@abloominggoodtimepodcast@crowleyhouse  

It's update time! Lets talk about one of the craziest weeks of the year getting ready for a wedding on the farm. The things that went right and what we wish went better. There are definitely some funny  story's we want to share with you Bloomers on these episode of A Blooming Good Time!                         

We listen to music, A LOT! I don't think there has been a episode that we haven't talked about a new song, a favorite band, or the rocking playlist we've been slinging bouquets to. We always have the jams going. Its something we defiantly need, but why is it so important? Lets talk about it on this episode of A Blooming Good Time. 

When you work in the wedding industry styled shoots can be a big help when in comes to building a portfolio or in getting your name out there, if you do it right. There are a lot of benefits to doing them! But there are definitely some down sides. Don't worry though, we are here to talk you through it on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.

We are 100% in our high season aka STRESS season. With 2-4  wedding and events a weekend plus the farm and wholesale markets to keep stalked and organized it can be a bit more then stressful. That is a big no though of our health, so lets dive deep into the health hazards of stress and how we can fight those anxious feelings on this episode of  A Blooming Good Time!