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In conversation with Victoria & Barney Martin of Stokesay Flowers Jul 29, 2021

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This week, we are in conversation with Victoria & Barney of Stokesay flowers, who grow beautiful English garden flowers in a Victorian walled kitchen garden in Ludlow
We have long been mesmerised at their beautiful blooms and have had the pleasure of Victoria's company before (albeit virtually via zoom on one of our lockdown chats!)
We then received some insanely beautiful British blooms via post to enjoy and we were hooked!
We find out about their journey into flowers, how they met, their approach to growing, how they developed their client base, their favourite season blooms and loads more!
Victoria has recently written and self published a wonderful book called 'Favourite Roses for cutting' which is a must have for all Garden Rose addicts. It's available to purchase via their website and we absolutely LOVE it
Thank you both to Victoria & Barney for such a wonderful chat, we can't wait to come and visit you soon x
To find out more about Stokesay Flowers (& buy their gorgeous book!) Please head over to their website
https://stokesayflowers.co.uk
Swoon here at their grid....
https://www.instagram.com/stokesayflowers/

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In conversation with Tattie Isles of Tattie Rose Flowers Jul 22, 2021

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This week we are in conversation with Tattie Isles founder of Tattie Rose Flowers
Tattie Rose Flowers are a wedding and event florist based in Dorset & London
We speak with founder Tattie about her journey into flowers and how her love of the outdoors inspires her beautiful installations.
We chat about sustainability, the pros and cons of instagram, her new foray into teaching throughout the pandemic, how it feels to create flowers for a royal family & celebrity wedding, her design process and so so much more
We have been so looking forward to this chat, we find Tattie super inspiring and it goes without saying how beautiful her work is!
Tattie Rose Flowers took part in British flowers week this year and we saw in person how gorgeous the installation was, so very beautiful!
Tattie is also decorating the main gate at Chelsea in September and we can't wait to see what she has in store!
To find out more about Tattie Rose Flowers please head to
https://tattieroseflowers.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/tattieroseflowers/

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In Conversation with Clare Wilder of Clementine Moon Jul 15, 2021

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Today we are in conversation with Clare Wilder of Clementine Moon
Clare is a studio based wedding and event florist based in Portishead, Bristol
We find out what drove Clare from a career in HR into the beautiful world of wedding and event flowers
Clare is relatively new in her journey after taking a career change course initially with Tallulah Rose flower school in March 2019, but we love how Clare has continued to drive her brand forward even regardless of the impact on the covid pandemic
We hear about how important it is at the beginning of your journey to seek out experience and invest in yourself and your business and when Covid hit in 2020 things seemed to be put on hold for Clare but instead, she used the time to work on styled shoots to hone in on her style, worked on ideal client, her instagram and her overall brand identity
This is such an inspirational story and a must listen to those who are at the beginning of their flower journey or considering a career change
Clare is super talented and we absolutely can't wait to follow the rest of her journey
Thank you Clare for chatting with us x
To find out more about Clare & Clementine Moon please head over to
https://www.clementinemoon.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/clementinemoon_floraldesign/

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In conversation with Sarah Sylvester of The Little Shed Flower Co Jul 08, 2021

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This week we are in conversation with Sarah Sylvester, founder of The Little shed Flower Company
Sarah has a beautiful retail store in Ontario Canada where she stocks a whole host of beautiful blooms, plants, artisan goods and heaps of Branded goods, lots of which she creates herself
Sarah also has a super successful wedding and events floral business, grows organic flowers on half an acre and holds group workshops and professional florist 1:1's
This episode is packed full full of fun, inspiration and information.
we find out about Sarah's journey into flowers, her many moves throughout her 5 years of business, her client approach and how she puts value on investing in herself to move her business forward. There is so much more, you will just have to take a listen!
Thank you Sarah, we absolutely loved chatting with you xx
To find out more about Sarah and her business please head to
https://www.thelittleshedflowerco.com
If you haven't checked out her grid yet then it's a must!
https://www.instagram.com/thelittleshedflower/

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In conversation with Melissa Richardson & Amy Fielding of Jam Jar Flowers Jul 01, 2021

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This week we are in conversation with Melissa & Amy of Jam Jar Flowers.
Jam Jar flowers is a floral studio based in South London with a hand selected edit of botanically inspired homewares and gift ideas
We find out about Melissa and Amy's background in fashion design, what drove them into a career in floristry and how Melissa and Amy met and began working together to continue to build the Jam Jar Flowers brand as we know it today
We hear about the very beginnings of Jam Jar flowers, how Melissa started the business from her kitchen table with the emphasis on florals led by the season in her natural signature style and how the business has grown and developed throughout the years with the introduction of her creative team but still keeping true to the ethos of the changing seasons
We hear from Melissa and Amy about their first foray into pressing flowers for Mulberry and how they developed their ideas for Jam Jar Edit their botanically inspired giftware and pressings and all about their amazing team
Jam Jar also host lots of workshops at their gorgeous studio space including floristry 1:1's, flower pressing so be sure to check them out
Thank you so much to Melissa and Amy for being such fab guests!
To Find out more about Jam Jar Flowers and Jam Jar Edit then please head to the links below
http://www.jamjarflowers.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/jamjar_flowers/
https://www.instagram.com/jamjar_edit/
To find out more about 'The nature of Thyme' the beautiful new exhibition by Jam Jar Flowers at Tithe Barn, Thyme (on until 12th September)
Please head over to the link below to book your slot
https://www.thyme.co.uk/jam-jar-exhibition

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In conversation with Anna Potter of Swallows and Damsons Apr 29, 2021

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Today we chat with Anna Potter, founder of Swallows & Damsons, who has a retail space and wedding/events studio based in the trendy antiques quarter of Sheffield
We speak about Anna's journey into flowers from her fine art background and how these beginnings have shaped the way that she works with flowers
Anna always dreamed of having a shop, not knowing what she would sell and once she found her love of flowers everything clicked into place
We talk about Anna's beautiful book The Flower Fix, how the idea came about and her ongoing work with the talented photographer India Hobson, who took the beautiful imagery
We love Anna's ethos of seeing the extraordinary in the everyday and we will leave you with a beautiful quote from her book
"We spend so much of our time looking on a surface level at what others are doing, that we forget on a deeper level and the everyday extraordinary that's right in front on us"
Anna had us spellbound for pretty much this entire episode
Thank you so much for speaking with us Anna x
http://www.swallowsanddamsons.com
https://www.instagram.com/swallowsanddamsons/
To get your hands on The Flower Fix
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flower-Fix-Modern-arrangements-nature/dp/1781317887

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In conversation with Liz Mobbs of The Southwold Flower Company Apr 22, 2021

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Today we are in conversation with Liz Mobbs founder of The Southwold Flower Company.
Liz is a grower/florist/ gift retailer based in the beautiful coastal town of Southwold
We speak about the beginnings of the Southwold Flower Company and how the pandemic has had a positive impact on the business, allowing it to organically evolve and grow
We chat about THOSE beautiful instagram images, dig in to find out how Liz takes her photos, how she curates her products and how the site has now become a real destination for the clients that visit
Liz also offers workshops for both professional florists and flower lovers to suit all pockets and has an exciting masterclass collaboration coming up this year with Brigette of Moss & Stone
There is loads more in this ep, so we hope that you enjoy it and don't forget to check out 'The Grid' if you haven't already...you won't be disappointed!
We had lots of laughs along the way and it was an absolute pleasure letting Liz into her flowery world
Thank you so much Liz, you were wonderful x
https://thesouthwoldflowercompany.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/southwoldflowerco

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In conversation with Saffron & Verity of The Bath Flower School Apr 08, 2021

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Today we are in conversation with Saffy Dodds-Smith & Verity Porter, founders of The Bath Flower School
We chat about their journey into flowers, their commitment to teaching foam free sustainable floristry and the importance of British flowers to their school aesthetic
We also hear about all of the many facets of the flower school and how they draw on their trusted community to teach different aspects of their courses such as social media, marketing/branding and photography
We hear how important it is that their students develop their own natural style when they attend the school, readying them for a career in commercial floristry and how they encourage their students to forge their own path ensuring that their individual design aesthetic is unique to them
We also talk about current flower trends, how styles have evolved throughout the years and how these ebb and flow throughout the decades
So much more in this ep and we know you will really love it!
Thank you so much ladies, you were fabulous x
To find out more about The Bath Flower School and the courses that they offer then please head to the links below
https://www.thebathflowerschool.com
https://www.instagram.com/thebathflowerschool

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In conversation with Joanne Truby of Joanne Truby Floral design Apr 01, 2021

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This week we chat with Joanne Truby. Joanne is a wedding & event florist, mentor and teacher based in Sidcup
We find out about Joanne's beginnings and her journey into flowers, how she has developed her client base, the positive moves Joanne made on the back end of her business through the lockdown period and how important it has been to her business to be specific and intentional with the type of clients she works with
We absolutely love Joanne's elegant and natural floristry and if you haven't checked out her gorgeous grid then you need to right now
Thank you so much Joanne, we absolutely loved chatting with you x
To find out more about Joanne Truby Floral Design please head to the links below
https://joannetruby.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/joannetrubyfloraldesign

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In conversation with Rachel Siegfried of Green and Gorgeous Flowers Mar 25, 2021

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This week we are in conversation with Rachel Siegfried, founder of Green & Gorgeous Flowers
Rachel is a grower/florist/teacher/mentor based in Oxfordshire.
We speak to Rachel about her beginnings in therapeutic hospital garden design, through to estate gardening in a walled kitchen garden and what spurred her interest in cut flower growing commercially for herself
Rachel really is a wealth of knowledge in her field and we can’t thank her enough for being so generous and open in this episode
We learn that there are many highs and lows of commercial gardening and how that can teach you so many valuable lessons moving forward
How important it is to rest your ground, how she prices her products, the impact Brexit has had in being able to import seed and how the many facets of her business have led to a thriving and profitable flower farm
We hear that there is also a book in the pipeline so watch this space with anticipation, we know that we are!
There is so much information in this episode which Rachel has kindly shared with us all, so huge thanks, we loved speaking with you xx
To find out more about Rachel, her beautiful flowers, seeds and the many wonderful workshops and courses that she runs from her farm please head to
https://www.greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk/
https://www.Instagram.com/gandgorgeousflowers

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