https://youtu.be/i9EsxmOp5Zc?si=mrruo1qHJGCKtyEh 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. Garvey's Gardens in downtown Grand Junction, Colorado I am so pleased to have recorded a podcast interview with Sydney Garvey of Garvey’s Gardens, a flower farm based in Palisade, Colorado, and its sister business, Flowers by Garvey’s Garden ..read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zemwACzDWBo 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 seasons, and celebration showstoppers that will look gorgeous in the moment and for months to come. Designing with Dried Flowers by Hannah Rose Rivers Mulle ..read more

https://youtu.be/lup-FAhWj4s?si=BAyBvf0Cfe8iEp_M Going from flower farmer to full-service retail florist and juggling both – is it possible? Hear from Tammy Osselaer, who started Little Petal Farm in 2019 and then in 2022, opened a retail full-service flower shop as an extension of her farm. Learn how she grows all of her flowers during the farming season AND produces floral designs for her community and beyond. Tammy Osselaer, Little Petal Farm On this podcast, I love it when a listener contacts me with a suggestion for an episode that underscores something I've mentioned, such as an interest ..read more

https://youtu.be/NruZ1TOx0fo?si=NybN1qvv9X1LEC6x You love floral design, but running a business is so not your thing! Longtime Slow Flowers member Althea Wiles has been there, too. She knows how many of us started out because we love flowers, but then realized there's so much more to the business than just making pretty things! Althea joined us recently at the Slow Flowers Member Meet-Up to share her Spring Tune-Up tips for your floral business and we’re bringing the conversation with you today. Rose of Sharon Floral Design Studio and founder Althea Wiles Today’s guest, Althea Wiles, is the cr ..read more

https://youtu.be/VzIieyJw-bU?si=B48N4DXiiHZkyx15 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 know the farmers behind the blooms. We’re previewing the upcoming Los Angeles Flower Farm Tour – a journey through the lesser-known world of local blooms being cultivated throughout the City of Angels. The May 4th, se ..read more

https://youtu.be/WBxatSDZgjE?si=DELFNNCQoG5l4a34 Leslie Bennett believes that gardens are for all. In Garden Wonderland, this celebrated landscape designer treats us to an accessible garden-making approach to create our own plant-based spaces, spaces that provide sustenance, beauty, and wonder. Her new book will inspire your own garden journey as you gain more than a pretty landscape and redefine your relationship with nature. Leslie Bennett of Pine House Edible Gardens It is with much personal joy that I welcome back Leslie Bennett to the Slow Flowers Podcast today. As a past guest of the pod ..read more

https://youtu.be/Ktb2fJ8-ty8?si=AzSIqzvwDl4XSGJ7 On Slowflowers.com there are several search categories to help visitors find flower farms, florists, suppliers and other floral businesses, and one of those – business consulting and development services -- was originally inspired by my conversations with Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions, today’s guest. Join us as we discuss branding, social media, and other ways you can market your floral enterprise. With an emphasis on helping floral business with B2B marketing, New Bloom Solutions is a media consultancy that provides a full menu of services ..read more

https://youtu.be/2xAkkExz5Qc?si=lLlWWY0VToCA2XeE 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 for the public to enjoy. Follow the Blooms installation at the Slow Flowers Summit in progress, featuring mural by Toby Keogh Slow Flowers Summit attendees at Bellevue Botanic Garden, adding flowers to the mural ..read more

https://youtu.be/YvXP6tJQv78?si=0SBQevPS2wNTppGU 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. Wonder of the Woodlands book by Françoise Weeks Françoise Weeks is a good friend to the Slow Flowers Movement and she is a longtime member of our society. Regular podcast listeners will have met Francoise on a few earlier occasions, including on her first appearance ..read more

https://youtu.be/0oogFIrykmE?si=ANwBFpK7VjHMZggP More Slow Flowers members are exploring native plants as potential floral design elements – both on their farms and in their studios. In fact, in our recent survey, 87 percent of members say they grow native plant species as part of their crop mix! Today, you’ll hear the inspiring Native Flora conversation recorded during our March Slow Flowers member meet-up, as three creatives share their insights and advice for adding more native plants to your floral business. Floral design by District 2 Floral Studio (c) Mike Machian Photography There ..read more