Podcasts about gardenuity

Donna Letier is the CEO and founder of Gardenuity, a fast-growing company merging gardening with the wellness sector through personalized container gardens and AI-powered gardening experiences. Donna has raised $8 million for her company so far, innovating Gardenuity Match, which uses AI and weather tech to custom-craft gardens around lifestyles, climate and environment. With over 20 years of retail experience, spanning public and private companies, Donna has worked in the areas of operations, brand marketing, and product development, and takes a data-driven approach with a consumer point of view. Previously, she was CMO for a home furnishings brand with over $500M in annual revenue. She has also been part of the marketing team at Neiman Marcus, MGM, Barneys New York, and United Artists. Donna has been featured in Story of a Brand, Cheddar News, Forbes, Tech FW, WFAA #UpWithHer, Growing Spaces, and The Grow Network.

I am honored to share today's episode with Donna Letier, co-founder and CEO of Gardenuity. Donna is a business woman, mother of two, advocate and caregiver for one of her daughter's and a genuinely kind human. She lives and breathes helping others through the power of nature and aims to make gardening accessible for everyone. We talk in this episode about work/life/caregiving balance, how we show our other children they are not forgotten, and of course about all of the beautiful important and necessary need to care for ourselves and how gardening can help us do just that. Donna also shares her top three tips for being the CEO of your home and/or business. Thank you, Donna, for sharing your wisdom, and to all the listeners, may you find the seeds of hope as you grow something good in your life.Connect with Donna:Website: www.gardenuity.com B2B Website: www.gardenuityforbusiness.comLinkedIn: /GardenuityInstagram: @gardenuityFacebook: /GardenuityTikTok: @gardenuity Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Coaching OpportunitiesPathway to Peace {Group Coaching Program}: Schedule a Consult or Contact Me Join The Special Needs Mom Podcast Community FaceBook Group!! Click here to Request to Join

This episode is brought to you by Tidio and SARAL. In this episode, we interview Donna Spafford Letier, CEO and Co-Founder of Gardenuity, a company dedicated to making gardening accessible to everyone and promoting well-being. Gardenuity offers various garden kits on its website and provides wellness programs that incorporate gardening experiences. We also explored the importance of self-care, and Donna discussed the need for self-care as an entrepreneur, mother, and wife.   Highlights: - We discuss gratitude and positive reframing - Why we should separate our personal life from business when facing challenges - How they recognized the lack of customization in gardening and developed technology for personalized planting choices - Exploring the increased interest in gardening during the pandemic and its wellness benefits - How Gardenuity offers wellness programs using gardening experiences and various garden kits on its website - Donna highlights the connection between gardening and reduced anxiety and depression - The benefits of Gardenuity's approach to promoting well-being through gardening experiences -  How gardening and entrepreneurship are similar - Advice for other founders - Advice for those going through a difficult time - And so much more…  Join Ramon Vela and Donna Spafford Letier as we break down the inside story of Gardenuity on The Story of a Brand. For more on Gardenuity, visit: https://gardenuity.com/ Subscribe and listen to the podcast on all major apps. Search for “The Story of a Brand” on your favorite podcast player. * Today's Sponsors: Tidio - Customer Success Tool for Shopify Brands: http://www.tidio.com/story My listeners can start using Tidio AI chatbots for free and upgrade at any time with an exclusive 20% discount. See how Tidio helps your store grow. Visit my unique link to receive the offer: SARAL - Your Influencer Assistant Tool for Brands: http://storybrandoffer.com/ Claim an "exclusive onboarding" offer for the listeners of The Story of a Brand Show. The Saral Team will work directly with you and offer weekly check-ins and 1:1 consulting until you succeed. Visit my unique link to receive the offer:  http://storybrandoffer.com/

The data are in – and impressive! Plant therapy is incredibly healing, a documented anxiety reducer that can even ease depression. What is it about the power of putting our hands in the soil? Host Chris Schembra's guest on this episode of Gratitude Through Hard Times illuminates the magic ingredient: The gratitude we cultivate when we stay in the present moment, which is the core mission of Founder Donna Letier's experiential gardening company, Gardenuity. A hit especially with corporate leaders interested in promoting empathy and reflection among team members across the enterprise, Gardenuity offers a platform not only to focus and quiet our attention but also to access the joy to be found in the simple act of getting dirty. You'll learn on this podcast about the complementary app Donna has developed specifically to help us stay in the now, where misting our plants and tending our gardens is a first step towards opening our hearts and bonding with others. “When you actually see and witness plants' growth, it teaches you instinctively that we're not alone; that everything is actually interconnected,” says Donna, whose vision for Gardenuity was sparked by a very personal story she is sharing with pride and joy. The much-studied benefits of nurturing plants as a form of cultivating personal engagement obviously resonates across the workplace, whether live or remote, since 85 percent of corporate clients rebook. At the intersection of gratitude and wellness, Donna's beautiful direct-to-your-doorstep personal gardens occupy a space rooted in our mutual humanity and desire to connect. Accessibility to gratitude, thanks to Gardenuity, is now available to all of us in a gardening kit you'll want to share with colleagues and friends!Just click here if you'd like to get started with your garden today, at a special discount Donna has put together for friends of Gratitude Through Hard Times.Many thanks to all our repeat visitors! Click here to listen to previous episodes of Gratitude Through Hard Times. We've got more than 200 in the archive and would love you to listen, rate and review! Your engagement, shares and comments mean the world! If you'd like to learn more about Chris and his 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience, please visit this link. And don't forget to check out his bestselling book, "Gratitude Through Hard Times: Finding Positive Benefits Through Our Darkest Hours." KEY TOPICS:About Gardenuity, which resides at the intersection between gardening and wellness. An experiential gardening company that delivers customized containers direct to your doorstep – and absolutely dominating the space.Opening Question for Donna: If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life that you don't give enough credit or thanks to – that you've never thought to thank – who would that be?Her husband Scott – who has given Donna encouragement just to show up as herself. No need for perfection! (He is terrible at receiving compliments, but deserves to hear them!)Praise is a love language easily silenced by consumer technology that can mute connection and access to the present moment. Gardening does just the opposite!Meaningful Moments of Pause: The wellness benefits derived from gardening don't require devoting a whole weekend. All you need to do is get your hands dirty!In its mission to foster connection and accessibility to wellness across workplace cultures, Gardenuity takes a three-pronged approach: physical health, mental health and health of the planet.Donna's daughter “Joyful Jillian” inspired Gardenuity through her perseverance and resilience in the face of significant special needs. She is the embodiment of gratitude.About the research that underscores the instinctive response humans have when they interact with gardening or nurture a plant of any kind: Reduces anxiety by 63 percent.Reduces depression by 38 percent.Gratitude and anxiety can't coexist psychologically. According to a recent study of 10,00 trauma patients, the anxiety level among 86 percent dropped drastically shortly after they placed their hands in the soil.A new study out of Australia highlights what the act of connecting with nature does from a mental health and resilience standpoint.What a Gardenuity “grow kit” looks like when it arrives at your door and the awesome app that walks even the most inexperienced gardeners through how to interact with dirt, assemble garden components – and stay mindful in the process!Chris's “try this at home”: How about equipping team members across the enterprise with plants to share at a Monday morning all-hands hybrid meeting and have everyone write notes of gratitude into the group chat. The outcome? “Your team is going to be more creative, more empathetic, more innovative and work together better as a team.”Continuity and success are baked into Gardenuity because its app provides ongoing reminders and community around the act of tending our gardens, individually and collectively.How Gardenuity helps corporate teams connect through:An active onboarding process that includes live feedback.Conversation prompts about nature, which is a natural connector.Outdoor and indoor workshops, live and virtual, in which participants receive gardening kits, with everyone from execs to entry levels rolling up their sleeves.An amazing 85 percent rebooking rate!Learning to Listen Better. Donna reflects on how our ability to hear evolves through life:In our 20s we listen “to get ahead.” In our 30s and 40s we listen in a hurry.In our 50s and beyond, we find and experience the joy of listening.Closing Thought: Gardening and Gratitude are intimately connected. If you want to get started on your Gardenuityjourney at a discount, Donna is offering Gratitude Through Hard Times viewers/listeners a discount at www.gardenuity.com/7:47. QUOTABLE“I think gardening teaches you to be present. The similarities between gardening and gratitude and the science about how gardening grows gratitude is vast. I think we can all learn lessons from both.” (Donna)“Humility is not thinking bad of yourself or less of yourself. It's just thinking about yourself less.” (Chris)“Our mission has been to make gardening and gardening experiences accessible to everybody.” (Donna)“Wellbeing must be accessible. You shouldn't need to travel across town or show up to the office or dedicate your time outside of your own day-to-day ritual to receive the benefits of wellbeing.” (Chris)“When you actually see and witness plants' growth, it teaches you instinctively that we're not alone; that everything is actually interconnected.” (Donna)“A lot of amazing leaders are recognizing that if we give our team a foundation with a lot of different tools to manage their own wellbeing, we're going to be better off. Gardenuity is one of those tools.” (Donna)“The best way to retain your existing talent during these really hard times is by engaging them and building resilience and having them come together in meaningful ways.” (Chris) LINKS/FURTHER RESOURCES:Chris's reflection, written for Rolling Stone Magazine, on the ancient stoic Seneca and "Why Receiving Gratitude is Hard."Order your own “Gratitude Garden” at a special discount by clicking here! ABOUT OUR GUEST:Donna believes in the power of storytelling, smart data, and gratitude. With over 20 years of commerce experience, spanning public and private companies, she lets data and consumer realities drive strategy. Finding the connections between products and consumers ensures a smart perspective for solid businesses and tools that are operationally intuitive and aligned with consumer trends and technology innovation. FOLLOW DONNA:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | BLOG | TWITTER | LINKEDIN | EMAIL ABOUT OUR HOST:Chris Schembra is a philosopher, question asker and facilitator. He's a columnist at Rolling Stone magazine, USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru" and he's spent the last six years traveling around the world helping people connect in meaningful ways. As the offshoot of his #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "Gratitude Through Hard Times: Finding Positive Benefits Through Our Darkest Hours," he uses this podcast to blend ancient stoic philosophy and modern-day science to teach how the principles of gratitude can be used to help people get through their hard times. FOLLOW CHRIS:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | BOOKS

Does everybody really have to convene in the conference room to collaborate? Discover your backstage pass to the new office, where cubicles combust and employees excel. Join Karen Mangia with special guest Donna Letier, CEO of Gardenuity.   #RemoteWork #Futureofwork #SiliconValley #WorkCulture #Technology #Workforce #OfficeCulture #Workplace  #hybridworkplace #Podcast #Workplaceculture @karenmangia @gardenuity

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Doug Platts about leveraging gardening as a benefit in individual, team, and corporate wellness. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Qz7AsCYZxuI. Today, as the COO of retail and technology startup Gardenuity, Doug Platts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougplatts/) drives business growth and define scalable operations to support a growing customer base and product range. He helps lead growth and partnerships with companies across the US, bringing the mental, physical and social wellness benefits of gardening to employees and key clients through workshops and garden-inspired gifts. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon and leaving a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Get 3 months of GUSTO free when you run your first payroll, at Gusto.com/hci Check out the Ready for Takeoff podcast at Wix.com/readyfortakeoff. Check out Zapier.com/HCI to explore their business automations! Go to Swag.com/HCI and use promo code HCI10. Check out the HCI Academy: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn Alchemizing Human Capital Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Future Leader. Check out Dr. Westover's book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine. Ranked #5 Workplace Podcast Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast Ranked #7 HR Podcast Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 592296) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As one of the Founders of Gardenuity, Donna Letier has created a matchmaking site with a difference. Person to Plant. Donna shares her global upbringing, the challenges facing a female founder, the strength of a good team and how sometimes a “no” means not now. Discover how Donna embraces imposter syndrome.

In today's episode, we talk about:  How Donna's special needs daughter, Jillian, inspired perseverance and perspective in her life and business Overcoming guilt and finding rest as an entrepreneur  How Donna works hard to foster employee wellness at her Dallas-based company, Gardenuity Gift Gardenuity to a loved one this holiday: https://gardenuity.com/subscriptions/ (https://gardenuity.com/subscriptions/) Follow Gardenuity on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gardenuity/ (https://www.instagram.com/gardenuity/) Follow Office Politics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officepolitics.co/ (https://www.instagram.com/officepolitics.co/) General Magic, the documentary mentioned in today's episode: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/ (https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/) -- Follow Office Politics on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/officepolitics.co (instagram.com/officepolitics.co) To learn more about Jazmine or book a career coaching session, visit https://jazminereedclark.com/ (jazminereedclark.com)

On this episode of Fierce Lab, Tara talks with Donna Letier, the co-founder and CEO of Gardenuity, a wellness company that offers personalized indoor and outdoor garden kits. Donna explains how gardening helps improve mental, physical, and social health, discusses the value of habit stacking, and gives insight into how companies are taking a more holistic approach to the health of their employees by focusing more on mental health. At the end of the episode, Donna provides some great gardening tips and tricks. Gardenuity Part of the wellness market, Gardenuity aims to make gardening easy. They offer outdoor and indoor desktop garden kits that are individualized to the grower, and they choose plants based on the location, season, and time to harvest. All gardens come with corresponding items, including recipes and ways to bring enjoyment and wellness into your daily life. The founder story Donna shares how she and co-founder Julie Eggers created Gardenuity. The two had worked together for more than 15 years and decided they wanted to grow a business together. They believe gratitude, which is found through wellness, can change the world. So, they began researching and found an opportunity to flip the 90% failure rate of first-time gardeners to a 90% success rate. Why gardening is good for the soul Research shows that gardening is a conduit to mental, physical, and social health. Being a part of the growth process helps people foster an appreciation for different seasons in life and change their overall outlook. Donna talks about the benefits of habit stacking — a simple 10- to 20-second add-on to your routine like checking on a garden in the morning can set the tone for the day and feed a growth mindset. Donna says when you nurture a garden, it in turn nurtures you. Embracing gardening and mental health in the corporate world Donna discusses how companies are increasingly evaluating the benefits of having healthy, happy employees and more holistically considering mental, physical, and social health. Gardenuity offers workshops to nurture conversation and connection within a company or between a company and its clients. The stigma around mental health issues such as depression and anxiety is decreasing, making people feel more comfortable about asking for help. In fact, some insurance companies offer wellness dollars that can be used to purchase garden kits, and some doctors prescribe gardening to their patients. Gardening tips Donna and Tara close the podcast with some easy gardening tips such as ensuring your plants have great drainage and the right soil. Donna also suggests using mayonnaise to dust your plant leaves to make them shiny and Instagram ready. SIGN UP FOR THE APP Eager for more tools and resources to help you find your fierce? Now you can access additional content across the four content pillars using the Fierce Lab app. Premium subscribers get access to articles, guides, checklists, video content, and workshops as well as exclusive events for members only. FOLLOW FIERCE LAB Follow Fierce Lab on Instagram or LinkedIn for the latest updates. Please be sure to SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW, and SHARE Fierce Lab with women who are looking for community and tools for leveling up.

On this episode of Fierce Lab, Tara talks with Donna Letier, the co-founder and CEO of Gardenuity, a wellness company that offers personalized indoor and outdoor garden kits. Donna explains how gardening helps improve mental, physical, and social health, discusses the value of habit stacking, and gives insight into how companies are taking a more holistic approach to the health of their employees by focusing more on mental health. At the end of the episode, Donna provides some great gardening tips and tricks. Gardenuity Part of the wellness market, Gardenuity aims to make gardening easy. They offer outdoor and indoor desktop garden kits that are individualized to the grower, and they choose plants based on the location, season, and time to harvest. All gardens come with corresponding items, including recipes and ways to bring enjoyment and wellness into your daily life. The founder story Donna shares how she and co-founder Julie Eggers created Gardenuity. The two had worked together for more than 15 years and decided they wanted to grow a business together. They believe gratitude, which is found through wellness, can change the world. So, they began researching and found an opportunity to flip the 90% failure rate of first-time gardeners to a 90% success rate. Why gardening is good for the soul Research shows that gardening is a conduit to mental, physical, and social health. Being a part of the growth process helps people foster an appreciation for different seasons in life and change their overall outlook. Donna talks about the benefits of habit stacking — a simple 10- to 20-second add-on to your routine like checking on a garden in the morning can set the tone for the day and feed a growth mindset. Donna says when you nurture a garden, it in turn nurtures you. Embracing gardening and mental health in the corporate world Donna discusses how companies are increasingly evaluating the benefits of having healthy, happy employees and more holistically considering mental, physical, and social health. Gardenuity offers workshops to nurture conversation and connection within a company or between a company and its clients. The stigma around mental health issues such as depression and anxiety is decreasing, making people feel more comfortable about asking for help. In fact, some insurance companies offer wellness dollars that can be used to purchase garden kits, and some doctors prescribe gardening to their patients. Gardening tips Donna and Tara close the podcast with some easy gardening tips such as ensuring your plants have great drainage and the right soil. Donna also suggests using mayonnaise to dust your plant leaves to make them shiny and Instagram ready. SIGN UP FOR THE APP Eager for more tools and resources to help you find your fierce? Now you can access additional content across the four content pillars using the Fierce Lab app. Premium subscribers get access to articles, guides, checklists, video content, and workshops as well as exclusive events for members only. FOLLOW FIERCE LAB Follow Fierce Lab on Instagram or LinkedIn for the latest updates. Please be sure to SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW, and SHARE Fierce Lab with women who are looking for community and tools for leveling up.

In this episode of Dominate Your Day, Dana speaks with Donna Letier, the co-founder of Gardenuity, a technology enabled garden focused approach to wellness, about how Gardenuity was started, and her strategies for living a health life.

Donna is the co-founder and CEO of https://gardenuity.com/ (Gardenuity), a company that delivers personalized container gardens and gardening experiences to consumers wherever they are. She spent 20 years in leadership in areas of operations, brand marketing, and product development. With over 20 years of retail experience, spanning public and private companies, Donna takes a data and thesis driven approach with a consumer point of view to recognize business opportunities, product, and lifestyle trends. Her ability to draw connections between data, trends, and consumers ensures a well-rounded perspective on successful business opportunities. Through Gardenuity she wants to invite everyone to experience “I grew that” moments that come from nurturing something over time; be it a plant, a child, or one's own well-being. Donna grew up in Singapore, London, Alaska, California and finally settled in Dallas. She holds a B.A. from Southern Methodist University, where she has returned as a guest speaker in the entrepreneurial business program. She lives in Dallas with her husband and two daughters, one of whom is a Special Olympic Gold Medal winner. About Gardenuity Gardenuity is an experiential gardening company delivering customized container gardens and personalized gardening experiences. Each customized garden comes with fully rooted plants, a growbag, soil, and all the nutrients you need to enjoy a season of fresh harvests and fun. Gardenuity's mission is to grow healthier communities by making gardens and gardening experiences accessible to everyone. A few favorite products for outdoor gardens: The Taco Toppings Garden - https://gardenuity.com/gardentacotomato/ (https://gardenuity.com/gardentacotomato/) The Cocktail Garden - https://gardenuity.com/gardenkit_cocktail/ (https://gardenuity.com/gardenkit_cocktail/) For those who have no outdoor space but want to experience gardening check out the Desktop Gardens lik this Tropical Desktop Garden: Tropical Desktop Garden - https://gardenuity.com/desktoptropical/ (https://gardenuity.com/desktoptropical/) -- CONNECT WITH THE WILD FEATHER -- Website: https://www.thewildfeatherpodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildfeatherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewildfeather_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildfeatherpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewildfeatherpodcast

“The biggest surprise about being an entrepreneur has probably been how much it changes day to day.” Always so thrilled to have amazing entrepreneurs on #TheKaraGoldinShow! In this episode, I share my awesome conversation with Donna Letier, co-founder of Gardenuity. She takes us through the learning curves and challenges that shaped her journey and so much more. Lots of incredible tips to grow your garden and your mindset in this episode! Listen now. Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcasts/169 Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick shout-out on social! Follow Kara on IG: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ Follow Kara on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin Follow Kara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karagoldin Follow Kara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Mentioned in the Episode: Gardenuity's Website: https://gardenuity.com/story/ Gardenuity's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gardenuity/ Gardenuity's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gardenuity/ Donna Letier's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-spafford-letier Donna Letier's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donna.s.king.965 Donna Letier's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnaletier/ Donna Letier's Twitter: https://twitter.com/donnaletier  

Are you trying meditation? Working on grounding yourself? We have found a lovely outlet – gardening. Take time to nurture a garden of any size, and according to Donna Letier, co-founder of Gardenuity, you will reap the wellness benefits (not to mention herbs and produce). She’s a mother & tenacious entrepreneur; and she is looking out for the inner-gardener in us all. Thumbs up, green and otherwise, for this chat.

This weekend, a live, online and hands-on workshop will teach women about gardening and carpentry. Saturday’s workshop will be presented by two women-owned businesses: Women Repair Zone here in Chattanooga and Gardenuity in Texas.

Donna Letier is the founder of Gardenuity and has raised over $9 million for her startups. She is in the hot seat with Rachel Sipperley this week.For questions, comments, or to stay in touch please check out Thefemalefounderpodcast.com or email rachel@thefemalefounderpodcast.com

Thrilled to be bringing you the audio from the Live Taping on Herbal Mixology done in 2019 in Dallas at the Gardenuity HQ! The entire evening was built around my two favorite things: herbs and drinks! We had an amazing panel of female founders talking about how liquor and spirits are made (spoiler alert, they come from plants!), how to incorporate herbs and veggies into our cocktails and how to grow and select those plants! It's an amazing conversation with amazing women I'm thrilled to introduce you to! Meet the panelists Donna, Claudia and Chris! Donna is the co-founder of Gardenuity: a company that ships container gardens right to your door. They take the stress and hustle out of growing your own food. Whether you are looking for a kitchen herb garden, peppers, tomatoes, carrots or a variety of seasonal herbs and vegetables, Gardenuity will make growing them to harvest super simple. They have a cocktail herb garden which Billy and I have had for a couple of years that would be a fun purchase if you get inspired after this episode! You can mention the code "Spring2020" will save $10 off of any order at Gardenuity.com - this will be valid until the end of June 2020. Claudia is the cofounder of Katy Trail Vodka which is crafted by Silver Nickel Distillery, one of the first distilleries in the city of Dallas, TX since prohibition. All of their products are crafted, distilled and bottled in Dallas and are gluten free. They also use no artificial coloring or flavoring in their product which is a topic of our discussion on the panel. Chris from HD Liquid Catering and Betty Cocktail is a master mixologist who moonlights are all of the hottest Dallas bars and consults for the new speakeasy being set up in the Texas Rangers Globe Life Park and her own company Betty Cocktail- her motto is “if you can dream it (with alcohol)… we can do it! She works with service industry workers and home enthusiasts to curate cocktails, craft cocktail menus, elevate home bars, bartender training and more. She joined us today representing HD Liquid Catering which is Dallas’s premier full service bar catering company, and co-founders Heather and Don have over 30 years of experience in the event industry. They are highly respected across Texas, and you can see their amazing work on their IG page @hdliquidcater. Chris has her hands in allllllll the mixology pots in the Dallas scene, but she is just the coolest gal, an empowerer of women and an all around lady boss. ** just to be clear, when we refer to "edibles" in this podcast, it refers to edible vegetables and herbs... nothing regarding Cannabis. Edible plants and veggies are what we are talking about adding to our drinks! **   In this episode we learn: How liquors are made (from plants!) How vodka is made and what distilling is Strategies for shopping for liquor at the store Importance of natural flavorings Best starter cocktail herbs Basic herb care History of mixology Tips for a beginner to make a great cocktail Suggestions for herb/liquor pairings How to incorporate herbs into cocktails: infused syrups and alcohols, garnishes and salt rims Mocktail ideas   Follow Gardenuity: ** Spring gardens are shipping nationally! You can mention the code "Spring2020" will save $10 off of any order at Gardenuity.com - this will be valid until the end of June 2020 ** Website: gardenuity.com IG: @gardenuity Follow Katy Trail Vodka: Website: katytrailvodka.com IG: @katytrailvodka Follow Chris and HQ Liquid Catering Website: hdliquidcatering.com IG: @hdliquidcater Betty Cocktail (Chris's personal business): bettycocktail.com IG: @bettycocktail Follow Maria and Bloom and Grow Radio: Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon! Instagram and Facebook: @BloomandGrowRadio Subscribe to the Bloom and Grow Youtube Show! /Bloomandgrowradio Website: www.bloomandgrowradio.com Join the (free) Garden Club: www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club

“Don’t get caught up with the virality of content. Take the slow, steady, and consistent approach.” As Gardenuity’s COO, Doug Platts drives business growth and defines scalable operations to support their growing customer base and product range. An international marketer with over a decade of experience in the industry, Doug has an extensive record of identifying new technologies and delivering strategic innovation and has helped brands like Microsoft, LG, Toyota, Coca-Cola and Starwood Hotels build deeper engagements with their customers. Listen And Learn: How to push out content and gain traction. How to bring in external collaborators to help leverage your thought leadership. The importance of differentiating your brand’s unique point of view. How even small businesses can leverage thought leadership to scale to new heights. Why companies shouldn’t focus on the virality of content. Learn ways to use thought leadership to develop trends. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, GARDENUITY, CLICK HERE. TO FIND DOUG PLATTS ON LINKEDIN, CLICK HERE.

Today’s episode is exciting for me to share with you because the topic was something I was completely confused and bewildered by: this “semi-hydro” craze. Semi Hydro- (which is not a correct term, it’s actually called “passive hydro” standing for “passive hydroponics”) is the growing practice of using LECA balls, which are puffed clay balls that look like coco-puff cereal, to grow your houseplants. You’ve probably seen photos of this, where the plants look like they are buried in coco puffs or a bowl of olives). Plant Friends, I did NOT get this trend. Or how it worked. But I started seeing more and more photos from trusted plant friends who use them, and kept getting more and more questions from you guys about it. Enter Kay, of the instagram account @inrootedlove, who has kept over a hundred houseplants thriving in this passive hydroponic system for a year and a half. Plant Friends… I’m slowly becoming a believer. After my conversation with Kay, I transferred my orchid and the top of a pilea peperomiodes that I accidentally broke off into LECA and I can’t believe how happy the orchid has been so far, and the pilea rooted in under a week. I documented my experiment with setting them up in LECA on the Youtube channel if you are interested in checking it out. Like last weeks hydroponics episode, this Passive Hydroponic set up could be a really fun way for someone looking for a planty project for the winter, or maybe for the plant parent that just hates potting soil (or maybe has a partner that hates potting soil). Passive Hydro also seems to be a great option for a plant parent that likes to get their inner mad scientist on- because as you’ll learn, you are totally in control of mixing nutrient solutions for the plant. Whatever you plant parent personality is, this was a really interesting conversation and has been a really fun planty experiment for me that I hope inspires you to continue playing around with your indoor jungle!   In this episode we learn: What is "semi hydro" aka "passive Hydroponics" How Kay became the LECA Plant Lady she is today How Semi Hydro works What are LECA balls What materials do you need to have a LECA set up How does a beginner make their first LECA set up How expensive is this hobby? How to fertilize What products Kay uses in her home Pest management for a semi hydro set up   Mentioned in this episode: Dallas Live Taping: Herbal Mixology with Gardenuity! http://bit.ly/gardenuityBAGR Bloom and Grow “Passive or Semi Hydro” Amazon Store: http://bit.ly/bagrsemihydro Maria sets up her orchid and pilea cutting in LECA on Youtube: http://bit.ly/BAGRSemiHydroYoutube     Thank you to today's episode sponsors! Osea Malibu is the original plant-based, non toxic skincare derived from seaweed plant friends- it doesn’t get more planty than that!!! Each product is infused with sustainably-sourced, organic Patagonian seaweed and 
active botanicals that leave your skin feeling amazing. I LOVE their Ocean Cleanser, Atmosphere Cream and Argan Oil! Visit oseamalibu.com/bloomandgrow  and use code "bloomandgrow" for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more!   Soltech Solutions makes luxury grow lights that look like high end modern light fixtures with cutting edge grow spectrum for houseplants and dwarf fruiting trees. I have three of their Aspect pendant lights in my apartment and love the launch of the new Highland Track Light System! For 15% off a light of your own, visit soltechsolutions.com and use code Bloom15 at checkout.   Follow Kay: Instagram: @inrootedlove   Follow Maria and Bloom and Grow Radio: Support Bloom and Grow Radio by becoming a Plant Friend on Patreon! Instagram and Facebook: @BloomandGrowRadio Subscribe to the Bloom and Grow Youtube Show! /Bloomandgrowradio Website: www.bloomandgrowradio.com Join the (free) Garden Club: www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club

On Saturday, September 21, Miracle Milkookies, PAIRR and Sol Society partnered together to create an event in Dallas for moms called Miracle Mama RePAIRR Your Sol. We invited 75 Dallas women to Park House for Kookies and coffee, a live Miracle Mama panel and a styling and discounted shopping experience in Highland Park Village provided by Theory, Alice & Olivia and Veronica Beard. Bridget Barbier-Mueller of the blog Being Bridget, Alex Snodgrass founder of The Defined Dish, Marissa Birdi of Marissa Birdi Styling and Donna Letier, the founder of Gardenuity, sat on the panel and shared their stories behind building their businesses, being a mom and work life harmony. Whitney Rowell moderated the panel as a live Message from Mom podcast. We’re excited to share a snippet of this special episode with you.

Today we sit down with Donna Letier, (founder of Gardenuity) to talk about her journey as an entrepreneur and about how she wants to make gardening accessible for everyone. Turns out Gardenuity makes having a beautiful home garden way easier than you thought!If you want to know more about Donna and Gardenuity, follow her on Instagram @donnaletier and @gardenuity.We're hosting an event with Gardenuity! If you're in the Dallas area, come join Hertalk and Gardenuity on Saturday, June 1st for a cocktail garden party! Click here to register.If you liked this episode please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for tuning in! :)Support the show (http://hertalkpod.com)

Donna Letier of Gardenity joins me today as the second guest of my Planty Business Series to jam on the topic of growing a business like we tend a garden. Gardenuity creates custom gardens of herbs and vegetables delivered to your door, tailored specifically to your zip code. From the minute I started working with Donna several months ago, I knew this woman was a powerhouse with a story to tell with piece after piece of fantastic advice and a lot of passion for growing. The thing I love about this conversation is that there are nuggets of wisdom in here for people in profession because we talk business, managing people and customer service but through the language of plants. In this episode we learn: - How she came to found a company on teaching people to grow - Her best lessons learned from beginning a business - Garden analogies to inspire building your own plant business - The correct definition of hustle - How important customer service is to building a planty business Follow Gardenuity: www.gardenuity.com Use code “BLOOM” to receive a free garden inspired sea salt with purchase. Follow Bloom and Grow Radio: www.bloomandgrowradio.com @bloomandgrowradio on Instagram and Facebook

I have been so moved by many of you who have reached out to me sharing how caring for your plants has helped you walk through or live with a variety of tough things, whether its loss of a loved one, post partum depression, PTSD or other issues. As someone who has dealt with depression, I just want to say that I’m here with you and your messages resonate so much with me. It’s made me think a lot about Horticultural Therapy, the practice of it, what it actually is and the people that use it today. I’m so thankful to have had not one but TWO wonderful guests for this episode to shine a light on Horticultural Therapy and the practices that help heal through plants. Barb Kreski is the Director of the Horticultural Therapy Department at the Chicago Botanic Garden and she joins us to discuss the ins and outs of what Horticultural Therapy actually is, how to get certified in it and how it is practiced at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Chicago Botanic Garden has the oldest Horticultural Therapy program in the country and was founded by Barb’s mentor, Gene Rothert, who was a pioneer of the Horticultural Therapy practice. Eve Minson is the Healing Gardens Coordinator at The Center for Discovery. The Center for Discovery is a major research and specialty center that offers residential, medical, clinical and special education programs. I personally know about the amazing work they do at Center for Discovery because my best friends sister was born with Cerebral Palsy and has been a full time resident at the facility for most of her life. The work they do at the Center is truly remarkable. They take horticultural therapy to the next level, with their “Food as Medicine” belief and their healing gardens that are an integral part of their guests treatment. Eve joins us to talk about how they use plants to heal at the Center.   In the episode we learn: - How Barb found Horticultural Therapy - What Horticultural Therapy actually is - The three theories of Horticultural Therapy - How the stress reduction studies are actually measured - How horticultural therapy is used and who can benefit from it - What a horticultural therapy session at the Chicago Botanic Garden could look like - The various HT programs at the Chicago Botanic Garden on and off site - About The Center for Discovery and how they use plants to heal For more info about The Chicago Botanic Garden Horticultural Therapy Program visit https://www.chicagobotanic.org/therapy For more info about The Center for Discovery visit https://thecenterfordiscovery.org/ Listen to the Pause with Plants Podcast  for short, guided, plant based meditations. Thank you to Gardenuity for sponsoring this episode! Gardenuity creates custom garden kits for you and your particular environment.They pair you with herbs and vegetables you can grow successfully in your zip code through their matching system and sets you up for success with their Gro Pro Service that gives you growing tips and advice to ensure you have a fantastic harvest. To see what seasonal herbs and vegetables you can grow right now, visit www.gardenuity.com and enter your zip code! Bloom and Grow Radio listeners can use code "BLOOM" at checkout to redeem a free gourmet Garden Inspired Salt to pair with your grow kit!

Thrilled to be joined by Alessia of @apartmentbotanist to discuss growing a large plant collection in a small space and using humidity indoors to help your plants thrive! So if you have been listening to the podcast, you’ll know that I met Alessia  online when I was fawning over her pilea peperomiodies and the rest is history. What was initially an online friendship through DMs (mostly of her helping me with my beginning stages of my plant collection) has blossomed into a really beautiful IRL friendship. Alessia is a really important part of this plant community, because this girl has one of the most generous hearts I know out there. Even though her account has grown and grown, I know she takes time to talk to whoever needs help, and she also supports so many people in the plant space. She is the first to preorder someones new plant book, order a plant pin, support a planty go fund me- this girl just shows up for people, and I think she’s a great example of what this community can be for people, and I’m lucky to call her my friend. This conversation might have more giggles than some of my other episodes because we are having an educational conversation, but we are also just plant friends sitting on a couch talking about our plants but in this conversation she provides so much insight and so many tips on how she has a LARGE collection of plants in a small space, humidity hacks and lots more.   In this episode we learn: - How Maria and Alessia became #plantfriendsIRL - Why Alessia was inspired to create her Celestial Monstera Pin - All about Alessia’s personal collection – transitioning from mostly desert plants to mostly tropical plants - The magic of a disco ball - How Alessia grew her indoor plant collection in her small NYC one bedroom apartment - How to use your windows to organize the layout of your plants in your home - Alessia’s thoughts on Begonias - How to expand your collection beyond your crowded windowsills - Tips for finding and utilizing great plant shelves - Plant Fails - they happen to everyone. Learn about Alessia's with the tale of “the Foot” - Alessia’s humidity hacks: what humidifiers she uses and how she uses them to help her plants thrive in her space - Her daily/weekly/monthly plant care routine Take my Listener Survey so I can get to know you and better understand what episodes to create in Season 3! It will only take 5 minutes of your fabulously planty life! http://bit.ly/2NyJrsw For links to equipment, people and places we discussed and tons of photos of Alessia's place, visit www.bloomandgrowradio.com/apartmentbotanist Thank you to Gardenuity for sponsoring this episode! Gardenuity creates custom garden kits for you and your particular environment.They pair you with herbs and vegetables you can grow successfully in your zip code through their matching system and sets you up for success with their Gro Pro Service that gives you growing tips and advice to ensure you have a fantastic harvest. To see what seasonal herbs and vegetables you can grow right now, visit www.gardenuity.com and enter your zip code! Bloom and Grow Radio listeners can use code BLOOM at checkout to redeem a free gourmet Garden Inspired Salt to pair with your grow kit! Follow Alessia: IG: @apartmentbotanist Other IG accounts Alessia is behind: @furrybotanist @philodendronfanatic For Alessia's Planty Amazon Recommendations visit: amazon.com/shop/apartmentbotanist Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/ApartmentBotanist Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/apartmentbotanist/   Follow Bloom and Grow Radio: Garden Club: www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club IG: @bloomandgrowradio Facebook: www.facebook.com/bloomandgrowradio www.bloomandgrowradio.com

Let's get to know each other! Please take 5 minutes to fill out this Listener Survey, so I can best survey you in the upcoming episodes! Thanks plant friends! http://bit.ly/2NyJrsw Very excited to be joined by Ryan from Dig It Gardens in Phoenix, AZ for a great discussion on Desert Plants: what they are, how they thrive outdoors, and how we can set them up for success in our Urban Jungles. Ryan has almost 20 years experience working in the gardening industry specifically with desert plants and shares all of his tips and advice on succulent and cactus care. In this episode we learn: - How Ryan became a specialist in desert plants - Why we should be careful around the friendly Prickly Pear Cactus - What the characteristics of a “desert plant” actually are - What Cacti and Succulents have developed to survive in the desert - A fun project to do with kids to show how cacti absorb water - Succulent Care 101 - A great hack to recognize what a plants natural surroundings are, just by looking at the leaves - Not all succulent/cacti is created equal when it comes to light: how to tell how much light or lack of light a plant can tolerate - Best watering practices for succulents - How to handle drainage - When and how to fertilize your succulent/cacti - Etioliation, what it is, and how to address it (and how to pronounce it) - What gravitropism - How to propagate your succulents - Best indoor starter cacti/succulents for a reformed succulent killer or beginning plant parent - Tips for picking the best succulent Thank you to Gardenuity for sponsoring this episode! Gardenuity creates custom garden kits for you and your particular environment.They pair you with herbs and vegetables you can grow successfully in your zip code through their matching system and sets you up for success with their Gro Pro Service that gives you growing tips and advice to ensure you have a fantastic harvest. To see what seasonal herbs and vegetables you can grow right now, visit www.gardenuity.com and enter your zip code! Bloom and Grow Radio listeners can use code "BLOOM" at checkout to redeem a free gourmet Garden Inspired Salt to pair with your grow kit!   Follow Dig It Gardens: www.digphx.com IG: @DigPhx Facebook: @DigPhx Pinterest: @DigPhx   Follow Bloom and Grow Radio: Garden Club: www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club IG: @bloomandgrowradio Facebook: www.facebook.com/bloomandgrowradio www.bloomandgrowradio.com

I’m thrilled to be welcoming Hilton Carter, or what I like to call him, the “King of Jungle by the Falls” to the show! Hilton is a huge part of the online plant community,  with over 120,000 followers who love his photos of his insanely beautiful and curated collection of plants in his home, and his event space, Jungle by the Falls. In addition to his successful personal Instagram account and acting as the “Plant Doctor” for Apartment Therapy’s new plant themed Instagram @iplanteven, Hilton also has an online store where he sells his personally designed propagation vessels or “cradles,”, and other various plant prints and accessories. AND he just launched his “Service at the Jungle” series, which is a dinner service in his planty Jungle by the Falls event space, that showcases the talents of local chefs along side his incredible plant collection. Hilton has his soil covered hands in many different planty pots and we discuss all of them today, in addition to his tips on styling plants for your personal design aesthetic.  In this episode we learn:  - Hilton’s upbringing and how he got inspired to collect plants - The differences in his plant collection as he has lived in various cities across the country - His current collection - How he approaches styling his home with plants - How different “vibes” bring different plants into a home - How it’s important to find your number of plants that thrive for your space and not go over it - How Hilton and his lovely wife divide the plant chores - Pots, pots and more pots - The scoop on his propagation cradles - How to propagate a Fiddle Leaf Fig leaf properly - How Jungle by the Falls was created  - The genius idea of “Service by the Falls”   Follow Hilton: @hiltoncarter @junglebythefalls @serviceatthejungle www.thingsbyhc.com   Follow Bloom and Grow Radio: @bloomandgrowradio and join the Garden Club! www.bloomandgrowradio.com/garden-club   Thank you to this episodes sponsor, Gardenuity! Gardenuity creates complete custom gardens for your particular location. They match you with the best DIY herb and veggie kits that will thrive in your location (down to your zip code) and send you all the instructions and follow up support you need to have a home grown harvest. For more information visit www.gardenuity.com and use code BLOOM at checkout to receive a free Garden Inspired Salt with your grow kit!

A Sandwich and Some Lovin' is on the road for Earth Day! Allen and Kellie welcome Donna Letier, the co-founder of Gardenuity -- a company started by and run by women! Growing vegetables and herbs at home is easy with Gardenuity. They set you up for success, sending you plants that will grow in YOUR environment, because what grows in Brooklyn might not bloom in Biloxi! And Gardenuity is there with you from day one to harvest, providing tips along the way. And we love their Grow Guarantee -- you kill it, they replace it! And nothing can replace the feeling you get when you see that first vegetable sprout on your plant and say to yourself, "I grew that!"As a special treat for our listeners, when you order from Gardenuity, use the code "Sandwich" at checkout to receive a free garden caddy!And because it was Earth Day, Kellie and Allen share some tips on how we can all be more friendly to our environment. You'll be shocked to learn how much trash you produce every single day! And one medical expert says we should cut back on the showering because it's damaging our health!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a jam-packed episode of A Sandwich and Some Lovin'! First, Allen and Kellie welcome Part-Time Justin from the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show and Shut Up! podcast to talk about making his dream of becoming a standup comedian come true. And then one of Allen's dreams comes true when DAVID BLAINE calls in to talk about his upcoming tour! Then Kellie talks about overcoming body insecurities and allowing Allen to have a little fun with her jiggly parts. And FINALLY -- told you it was jam packed! -- Allen and Kellie are taking the podcast on the road! You can join them for Earth Day, April 22, at Outdoor Voices, 4539 Travis Street in Dallas, where they'll be joined by Gardenuity. The more podcast listeners, the merrier! (And the more opportunities it will give us to take the podcast on the road and hang out with you again!)Thank you to this week's podcast sponsors:eHarmony -- Get a free month when you sign up for a 3-month subscription when you enter the code "Sandwich" at checkout.Framebridge -- Save an additional 15% off your first order when you use the code "Sandwich."Stamps.com -- Click on the radio microphone at the top of the homepage and type in "Sandwich" for a special offer than includes up to $55 free postage, a digital scale and a 4-week trial.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices