Podcasts about Slow Flowers

Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.In this heartfelt episode of the Cut Flower Podcast, Roz chats with Laura from Flowers by the Brae, a former office worker turned passionate flower farmer and florist based in Errol, Scotland. Laura shares the highs and lows of leaving a traditional career to grow blooms in the Scottish soil. She opens up about the realities of flower farming - from unpredictable seasons and sustainability challenges to the joy of connecting with customers through storytelling. Together, Roz and Laura explore the emotional side of floristry, the importance of local partnerships, and how Laura balances her growing business with family life. This episode is an honest and inspiring look into what it really means to build a business from the ground up - flowers, failures, fulfillment and all.Key Takeaways:Laura transitioned from a desk job to flower farming and floristry.Sustainability remains a core focus in her business practices.Building strong relationships with local venues has supported her growth.Managing social media is a key (and often challenging) part of running a flower business.Growing seasons are unpredictable, requiring flexibility and resilience.Storytelling helps Laura connect emotionally with her customers.The flower farming journey is filled with lessons—both humbling and rewarding.Balancing family life and business is a continual process.Community support plays a vital role in small-scale flower farming success.Find out more about Laura hereMake the most of your garden by visiting bramblecrest.com and use the code FIELDGATE at checkout. See website for full details. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

It’s a Red-Letter Week here at Slow Flowers, as my longtime collaborator, Robin Avni, and I celebrate the May 6th publication of The Flower Farmers, our beautiful and informative new book featuring 29 growers across North America. You've heard a bit from some of the experts profiled in The Flower Farmers, and you'll continue to […] The post Episode 715: From Farmers' Market to Elevated Retail, with Abby Matson of Diddle and Zen and Julie Rémy of Fleuris Orchard and Blooms appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

In dieser Episode des Podcasts sprechen wir mit Margaret de Colle, Österreichs erster Bio-Blumenbäuerin.Wir sprechen über ihre Reise in die Welt der Bio-Blumen, die Herausforderungen und Freuden des Blumenanbaus sowie die Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeit in der Blumenindustrie. Margrit teilt ihre Erfahrungen und Einsichten über die Wichtigkeit von Hartnäckigkeit, Geduld und der Verbindung zur Natur. Sie erklärt das Konzept der Slow Flowers und wie es mit der Nachhaltigkeitsbewegung verbunden ist. Zudem gibt sie Einblicke in die Vielfalt ihrer Projekte und die kreative Arbeit, die sie in ihrem Blumenbusiness leistet. Wir sprechenüber die Wichtigkeit des kreativen Prozesses, das Feiern von Fortschritten und die Anpassung an klimatische Veränderungen. Praktische Tipps für den Anbau und die Pflege von Blumen werden gegeben, sowie Einblicke in persönliche Pläne und die Vorfreude auf die kommende Saison.

Lovers of Fynbos, the beautiful plants in the Proteacae family, will enjoy today's conversation with expert protea grower and long-time Slow Flowers member Diana Roy, flower farmer and Creative Director of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers. Along with the farm's founder and CEO Mel Resendiz, Diana and other protea growers in the greater San Diego area […] The post Episode 709: Diana Roy of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers on welcoming the 2025 International Protea Conference to their fields appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

That bouquet of flowers you buy at the supermarket has a huge, unsustainable carbon footprint.  Join Debra Prinzing, founder of the Slow Flowers Society, for tips about sourcing locally grown flowers or growing your own year round for unique, locally rooted, and sustainable beauty.

This year, in recognition of Slow Flowers’ annual focus on changing cultural and creative shifts in the floral industry, our Forecast hones in on seven key insights. In a year where Artificial Intelligence has become omnipresent, we find ourselves reverting to the Analog world of nature. Innovation and personal expression are being challenged by the […] The post Episode 698: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2025 appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Happy New Year! We've pulled one of our most popular episodes of 2024 to share with you today and I know it will inspire you with new sustainability ideas for the coming wedding season! Meet Jessica Stewart, a pioneering Slow Flowers floral designer, and learn how she leads with joy when communicating her values to […] The post Episode 697: Best of 2024 (Encore) Secrets of a Sustainable Wedding Florist with Jessica Stewart of Pittsburgh’s Bramble & Blossom appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

For the past decade, I have kept an important annual ritual. Before I turn the calendar page to the New Year, I take time at the end of December to reflect back on the one that's coming to a close. This exercise has become our recurring Slow Flowers Society “Year in Review,” a habit that […] The post Episode 696: Our 2024 Year in Review for Slow Flowers Society with Debra Prinzing appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

In her recent Slow Flowers Journal column, “The Business of Flowers,” Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers shared how and why she embraces winter tulip production. Our conversation today explores Brooke's considerations through the lens of her Slow Flowers sustainability ethos while also forcing thousands of tulips into bloom during the off-season. Brooke and I […] The post Episode 691 – The Case for Growing Winter Tulips with Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

At this time of year, I'm feeling those back-to-school vibes — and more importantly, seeking more knowledge – so I'm happy to feature floral educator Sarah Berquist, who teaches sustainable flower farming and floral entrepreneurship to college students at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Join me to learn about her inspiring approach to educating farmer-florists […] The post Episode 681: Slow Flowers goes Back to School with sustainable floral educator Sarah Berquist of Stockbridge School of Agriculture at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Like me, so many of our Slow Flowers practitioners have careers rooted in horticulture. And today's guest, Lisa Dailey of Highlands, North Carolina-based Cultivation, shares how she brings Slow Flowers to her community by melding landscape and cutting garden design and consultation with organic floral design. It all comes together for Lisa and her colleagues […] The post Episode 680: Let's throw a Dahlia Festival with Lisa Dailey of Cultivation, a Slow Flowers member and horticulture consultant based in Highland, North Carolina appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

We know that there's been widespread embrace of the Slow Flowers Movement across the world, especially in countries that have seen their flower production move overseas. While the concept of Slow Flowers started right here, the term and philosophy have been adopted and embraced worldwide – and we definitely take credit! It's inspiring to meet […] The post Episode 678: Slow Flowers Visits France (Part 2) – a tour of Les Singulières Ferme Florale with flower farmer Coralie Vinet appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

When she owned and operated Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla was one of Los Angeles's pioneering urban flower growers. She helped change legislation to approve backyard flower farming and was a popular vendor at Hollywood Farmers' Market. In 2016, Tara and her husband dramatically reimagined their lives and moved to the La Rochelle region of […] The post Episode 677: Slow Flowers Visits France to catch up with former Los Angeles flower farmer Tara Kolla of Mill on the Rock appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Flugrosen aus Kenia oder Tulpen-Massenware aus den Niederlanden – wer das nicht möchte, der kann zu Slow Flowers greifen: nachhaltig gewachsene Blumen aus der Region. Caroline Wolf aus Bad Boll gestaltet für ihre Kunden Sträuße mit Blumen aus eigenem Anbau.

Get ready for our inspiring conversation with Janis Harris and Melanie Harrington as these two farmer-florists bring us a preview of their upcoming presentations at the Slow Flowers Summit, taking place next week in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In just a few days, I'll be gathering with nearly 100 attendees at the Slow Flowers Summit, which […] The post Episode 668: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Farmer-Florists Melanie Harrington of Dahlia May Flower Farm and Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm  appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

We're taking a deep dive into the world of lilies today, featuring my conversations with experts I met while attending Dutch Lily Days in Amsterdam earlier this month. Most lily bulbs are produced in Holland, but the cut flowers you can grow from them are an important opportunity for domestic farmers and florists to offer […] The post Episode 667: Slow Flowers on the Road – a Visit to Dutch Lily Days appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today, we're continuing our conversations with multi-talented Slow Flowers members who grow flowers, design for weddings and events, and operate a retail flower shop. I call them the triple threat talents, and we have lots to learn from Sydney Garvey of Flowers by Garvey's Gardens in Grand Junction Colorado. I am so pleased to have […] The post Episode 664: A Triple Talent – How Sydney Garvey of Flowers by Garvey's Gardens blends flower farming, wedding design, and owning a retail flower shop appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Flowers are fleetingly beautiful, but dried floral arrangements are both lovely and lasting. In her new book, Designing with Dried Flowers, Slow Flowers member, Hannah Muller of The Wreath Room and Full Belly Farm shares her unique methods to naturally dry flowers that hold their color and delicacy – and how to design small arrangements for every day, wreaths for all […] The post Episode 663: Designing with Dried Flowers – a new book by Hannah Muller of Full Belly Farm and Wreath Room appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Meet three of the flower farmers behind the bountiful LA Flower Farm Tour, as eight woman-owned urban flower farms come together to open their gates to the public on May 4th. These growers, including three Slow Flowers member-owned farms, will welcome Los Angeles flower lovers and gardeners to wander through their fields and get to […] The post Episode 660: Flower Farming in Los Angeles: Meet a trio of growers behind an upcoming flower farm tour as they discuss the unique character of urban flower farming in Southern California appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

There's HGTV and there's the Food Network, but have you checked out the Bloom TV Network? Today, we'll meet Monica Michelle, creator of the floral-centric streaming platform and Slow Flowers member Katie Lila, host and producer of the new series “Follow the Blooms,” which begins at the flower farm and ends with a beautiful installation […] The post Episode 656: Follow the Blooms with Host and Producer Katie Lila, and Bloom TV Network's founder & CEO Monica Michelle appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Françoise Weeks brings home the charm of the wild woods with her creative botanical arrangements that are so much more than bouquets of blooms. Our conversation about Wonder of the Woodlands, Françoise's new book, includes an exclusive visit to her Portland garden and design studio. Françoise Weeks is a good friend to the Slow Flowers […] The post Episode 655: A visit to Françoise Weeks' studio and a peek into her new book, Wonder of the Woodlands appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Based in Durham, North Carolina, Piedmont Wholesale Flowers' tagline is: farmer-founded, farmer-directed, farmer-grown. Today, you'll hear an update as this Slow Flower member cooperative celebrates the start of Season Eight with Stephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm and market manager Julia Carpico. Increasingly, Slow Flowers is enjoying the addition of flower collectives and cooperatives joining […] The post Episode 653: Piedmont Wholesale Flowers – celebrating its 8th season and a new facility with flower farmer Stephanie Hall of Sassafras Fork Farm and market manager Julia Carpico appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today's guest is longtime Slow Flowers member Toni Reale, owner and creator of Roadside Blooms in North Charleston, South Carolina. Let's learn about how she takes risks to grow her diversified floral and plant enterprise – I'm certain that you'll gain some tips for your business!The shop specializes in weddings, events and everyday deliveries using […] The post Episode 644: Roadside Blooms' Toni Reale – on taking risk to buy land and build a new flower shop in North Charleston, South Carolina appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

It’s 2024~ Welcome to a New Year! This is the 10th year we've produced the Slow Flowers’ Floral Insights and Industry Forecast, which originated in 2015 as a series of media presentations that we also shared with members and listeners. This episode is accompanied by two important, free resources. First, a video report that I […] The post Episode 643: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2024 appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

News of the Week Our commitment to featuring a diversity of subject matter experts and experienced voices, not to mention bringing the Slow Flowers Summit to an unforgettable location, will continue for 2024. And for the first time, we're hosting an international Summit at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Please […] The post Episode 642: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2023 Year in Review appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

If you're a regular listener, you've heard the announcement about our first ever international Slow Flowers Summit heading to Banff, Alberta, Canada in June 2024. Not only are we super excited about bringing our seventh annual Slow Flowers Summit to Canada, we're also proud to announce that all of our speakers are Canadian-based Slow Flowers […] The post Episode 641: “Women Leading Change,” a new video featuring Toronto-based The Local Flower Collective, with cofounder Jaimie Reeves, filmmaker Craig Conoley, and David Thomas of Open Food Network Canada appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

A conversation about the native plants and sustainable land care practices of the Canadian prairies and grasslands Last Friday, November 10th, we held a virtual members meet-up to introduce the just-announced Slow Flowers Summit in 2024. We shared the dates — June 23-25, 2024 — the venue, beautiful Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in […] The post Episode 636: Slow Flowers Summit heads to Canada in 2024. Meet Becky Feasby, Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed, and Lourdes Still appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

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!   

My guest today is Lucy Hunter, and she happens to be very lucky, I think, to have that last name because it's so fitting to her personality.  She is, first and foremost, a landscape designer, and she's also a floral designer, or an artist who uses flowers, really, and it seems she does all of this by hunting in nature for her inspiration, seeking out the beauty in imperfection that mother nature does so well.  Today we're talking about her second book, called The Flower Hunter, and it's a wonderful conversation about life and creativity and self reflection and creating an environment that perfectly suits who you are.  You'll learn as much about design principles as you will about how to follow beauty through its lifespan.  https://www.slowstylehome.com/episodes/lucy-hunterTo learn all about this podcast and the Slow Style Framework, go to:www.slowstylehome.com The Style Matters podcast is now Slow Style Home! Click here for the latest episode.

This is our final encore episode as part of the 10-year celebration of the Slow Flowers Podcast being on the air as the original floral podcast since our debut in July 2013. Thanks for celebrating with me as we returned to the archives and shared a few of the special the stories and voices of […] The post Episode 632: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 566 with Joanna Letz of Bluma Flower Farm appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

This week, I'm sharing an encore episode from the 9th year of the Slow Flowers Podcast, a conversation with David Brunton of Right Field Farm based in Millersville, Maryland, recorded in October 2021. 2021 was the first season during which we incorporated video interviews as part of the Slow Flowers Show; each week's show later […] The post Episode 631: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 529 with David Brunton of Right Field Farm appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

I hope you have been enjoying our 10-year retrospective as I have. It has been so fun to reconnect with some of our Slow Flowers members who shared their stories on the Slow Flowers Podcast over the past decade. This week, I'm delighted to revisit my Fall 2020 interview with Talia Boone of Los Angeles-based […] The post Episode 630: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 475 with Talia Boone of Postal Petals appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

I hope you have been enjoying our 10-year retrospective as I have. It has been so fun to reconnect with one of our guests dating back to the Slow Flowers Podcast's first episode in 2013, and pick up where I left off with one of our amazing Slow Flowers Members who appeared as a guest […] The post Episode 629: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 445 with Mara Tyler of Pennsylvania's The Farm at Oxford appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

In April 2019, I met up with today's encore guest, flora artist Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen. Studio floral designer Whit McClure moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and almost immediately dove into the floral community there. Her introduction to flower farming and floral design is rooted in connections made through food justice […] The post Episode 627: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 396 with Whit McClure of Los Angeles-based Whit Hazen appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today is the 5th Encore Episode of our retrospective to highlight one episode from each year of the past decade and bring the best of the Slow Flowers Podcast to you. If you’re a longtime listener, you might recognize these flower folks; if you’re new to the Slow Flowers Podcast, I’m excited to introduce you […] The post Episode 626: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 304 with Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm in Ontario, Canada appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Lisa recently had a chat with Debra Prinzing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast. As part of the festivities, Slow Flowers is reairing selected episodes from each year of the podcast, and Debra chose Lisa's episode for the second year, which was 2014. During this conversation, which originally aired on Instagram Live, Lisa and Debra get a rare chance to reminisce and catch up. Mentions: Listen to Slow Flowers Podcast Episode #621 Lisa's Book, Cool Flowers Book, The Flower Farmer (affiliate link) Book, The New Organic Grower (affiliate link) Lisa's New Book, The Cut-Flower Handbook: Join the Waitlist! TGW Online Schools & Workshops On Instagram: @gardenersworkshopfarm, @slowflowerssociety Shop the TGW Online Store for all your seeds and supplies! Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News! The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener's Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa's Story and connect with Lisa on social media!

Today is the 4th Encore Episode as our decade-long retrospective to highlight one episode from each year of the past decade and bring the best of the Slow Flowers Podcast to you. If you’re a longtime listener, you might recognize these flower folks; if you’re new to the Slow Flowers Podcast, I’m excited to introduce […] The post Episode 623:  Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore of Episode 270 with sisters and floral entrepreneurs Mary Coombs and Dawn Clark of A Garden Party and A Milkhouse Party appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

We're continuing the 10-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast! I launched the first-ever podcast about flowers on July 23, 2013! This audio storytelling project resonates with so many listeners — people like you who love local, seasonal, and sustainable flowers and who are joining in the Slow Flowers Movement as members, […] The post Episode 622: Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farmers Mandy and Steve O’Shea of 3 Porch Farm appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

We’re continuing the 10-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast! I launched the first-ever podcast about flowers on July 23, 2013! This audio storytelling project resonates with so many listeners — people like you who love local, seasonal, and sustainable flowers and who are joining in the Slow Flowers Movement as […] The post Episode 621:  Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an encore with flower farming educator Lisa Mason Ziegler, author of Cool Flowers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today is red letter day — the 10th anniversary of the Slow Flowers Podcast! I launched the first-ever podcast about flowers on July 23, 2013 with Episode 100! Little did I know that this audio storytelling project — it was called internet radio back then — would take off and resonate with so many listeners! […] The post Episode 620:  Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! From the Slow Flowers Podcast Archives – an Encore with sustainable brands expert Kierstin DeWest and organic flower farmer Joan Thorndike of LeMera Gardens appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

In 2015, Slow Flowers introduced American Flowers Week, inviting flower lovers, gardeners, growers, and designers across the country to share their red-white-and-bluish blooms during June 28- July 4th. The promotion celebrates domestic flower farming and engages people everywhere with local botanicals. We use the hashtag #americanflowersweek to encourage flower fans to follow and enjoy the […] The post Episode 616: Meet the Creatives who designed our American Flowers Week 2023 Botanical Couture Collection appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

We have an info- and inspo-packed show today in which you will meet six floral experts who will present at next week’s Slow Flowers Summit. I’m thrilled that all of these gifted and talented flower friends were able to join me in the virtual studio this past week for a quick introduction and lively conversation. […] The post Episode 615: Slow Flowers Summit Speaker Round-up with our subject experts in Flower Farming, Floral Design and Sustainability appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today, I’m happy to share my recent conversation with Julio Freitas, owner of The Flower Hat, an event floral design studio and flower farm based in Bozeman, Montana. A longtime Slow Flowers member and past guest of the Slow Flowers Podcast, we’ve been eager to bring Julio to the Slow Flowers Summit stage – ever […] The post Episode 614: Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat designs a spring arrangement and previews his Slow Flowers Summit appearance appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

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! 

We are now mid-May, halfway through a month of graduations, spring celebrations, and weddings, and Mother's Day is upon us here in the US this coming weekend. Something that all of these celebratory kinds of human-marked rituals and events have in common? We so often mark them with the best of our most loved flowers of the season. With that as our touchstone, I am so pleased to once again be in conversation this week with Deb Prinzing, founder of the Slow Flowers movement here in the U.S. and Canada, and of The Slow Flowers Society, representing the needs, successes, stories, and voices of the floral world in the Slow Flowers Journal, in the weekly Slow Flowers Podcast, and in the annual gathering known as the Slow Flowers Summit, this year happening in Seattle, WA June 26th and 27th. As yet another facet of her floral-focused advocacy, Deb is co-founder and Editorial Director of Bloom Imprint Books, which identifies, develops, and publishes projects that shine a light on the floral lifestyle, showcasing the stories of floral personalities, creatives, entrepreneurs, farmers, artisans, and makers. Their newest title, “Furrow and Flour,” by sisters Sarah Kuenzi and Beth Syphers, fits right in with this week's themes. I don't know how she does it all, but I am so pleased she's back to share with us about it. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Last month I participated in the Spring Educational and Workshop Series presented by Green Mountain Floral Supply in Burlington, Vermont. It was a Slow Flowers love fest, bringing me together with Tom and Kim Jennings, owners of Green Mountain; Jayson Munn, seminar coordinator; Holly Chapple, who taught floral design and business workshops for three days; […] The post Episode 606: The Profitability Sweet Spot for Selling to Wholesale Florists with Jessie Witscher of Vermont’s Understory Farm   appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Earlier this month, for our March Slow Flowers Member Meet-Up, we invited several members who incorporate what I like to call “Slow Pottery” into their floral enterprises. What is “Slow Pottery?”  I originally wrote about Slow Pottery in our 2018 Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast, inspired by a New York Times article entitled: Why Handmade […] The post Episode 603: Slow Pottery for Slow Flowers — Artisan Pottery to pair with Artisan Bouquets appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

A few weeks ago, Slow Flowers and our publishing partner BLOOM Imprint released our 2023 Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast. We called our first insight “Non-Floral Florals,” acknowledging the broadening plant palette for cut flower growers and florists who are adopting all types of botanical ingredients — from mushrooms and vegetables, to foraged […] The post Episode 598: Alex Cacciari of Michigan’s Seeley Farm on trialing native perennials for the floral market appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

Today, I’m so happy to welcome friend, floral designer, and Slow Flowers member Ellen Seagraves. Owner of Chic Floral Designs, Ellen is based in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside the DC Metro Center. Ellen is a floral designer with more than 15 years experience. She holds a BFA in weaving and textile design and often incorporate […] The post Episode 596: Ellen Seagraves of Chic Floral Design (AIFD and EMC) and president of the Independent Floral Designers Association appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.