The Flower Podcast

The World of Pumpkins with Eddie Gordon of Gordon Skagit Farms Oct 17, 2022

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Our guest this week is Eddie Gordon, third generation farmer at Gordon Skagit Farm known for their amazing collection of heirloom pumpkins that they grow. It was great to hear about how Gordon's evolved into a destination during this time of year. With over 120 varieties they're constantly trying new pumpkins for color, texture, and form.

If you haven't seen Floret's Favorite Specialty Pumpkin Guide we're including a link here and on our website on Eddie's page. It's a stunning collection of varieties and images sure to get you even more excited about pumpkins.

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Episode 159 Sustainable Foraging with Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers

Making a Fresh Start with Sustainability: Melanie Stapleton of Cecilia Fox Oct 10, 2022

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Melanie Stapleton is the owner of Cecilia Fox, an award-winning creative floral studio based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand). Their studio was founded in 2006 on Wurundjeri country in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia, where they have thrived on community and collaboration.

Cecilia Fox is committed to following more sustainable floristry practices. They work with local growers, gardeners and foragers whenever possible, and guide their customers towards what's in season rather than what's on trend. They don't use any floral foam, avoid plastics and all their carefully sourced materials are composted at the end of their lives.

Melanie is an Ambassador of the Sustainability Floristry Network and practices foam free designs. It was great to finally connect with Melanie and hear her journey to sustainability, her experiences starting her business over again, and so much more.

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Sunflower Steve and His Rogue Sunflower Oct 03, 2022

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This week's guest is Steve Kaufer also know as Sunflower Steve. It was great to learn more about Steve's flower journey, his cut flower farm, and the discovery of the new sunflower he's developing.

Steve shares about the various crops they grow, how they harvest and process sunflowers, and the process of developing new sunflowers.

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Studio Mondine's Amanda Luu: Having a Conversation with Nature Sep 26, 2022

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This week's guest is Amanda Luu, owner of Studio Mondine. Studio Mondine is a San Francisco based floral design studio which seeks to balance the simplicity of Japanese ikebana with the abundance of western style flower arranging. It was wonderful to learn about how Amanda found her way into the floral world and how Studio Mondine has grown.

Amanda shares about the strengths of her team, the art behind Ikebana, creating a suitability impact report for their business, and so much more.

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The Flower Farmers Superpowers Sep 19, 2022

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In this week's episode of The Flower Podcast, Scott shares many of the Superpowers of Flower Farmers. There are countless benefits for utilizing local flower farmers for florists and wedding professionals.

Benefits Scott shares:

Environmental

Ability to cut flowers at the best cut stage

Growing a wide variety of flowers

Specialize in seasonal flowers

Taping into popular colors

Pivoting with crops more easily

Embrace new flower trends

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Asking for the Sale: Christi Lopez AIFD EMC Sep 12, 2022

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Creative entrepreneurs often have challenges balancing their creativity with the demands of day to day business activities. Our guest this week has more than 30 years experience designing, managing and marketing her own floral business. Christi Lopez AIFD EMC now helps coach floral entrepreneurs by helping them overcome negative mindsets and other obstacles that hold them back from growing their business to their full potential.

In this episode we have fun chatting about starting new habits for business growth, growing our own potential, and how to get the yes when selling weddings, events, or flowers in your flower shop or farmers market.

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Growing A Luxury Brand with Jacin Fitzgerald Sep 05, 2022

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Jacin Fitzgerald Events began in 2009 and has grown to be included on the list of the "World's Top Planners" year after year. Jacin truly has a passion for planning and designing extraordinary events and celebrations around the world.

I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to connect with Jacin while I lived in Atlanta, where she lives too. She truly has a gift for hospitality and a love for flowers. She is respected by her piers and clients for producing luxury weddings and events with attention to every detail.

Jacin shares her story of how she began her flower journey and the challenges she overcame growing her business and luxury brand.

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Knowing Your Why with Brenna Quan AIFD Aug 29, 2022

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Brenna Quan is a designer who loves the creative aspect of floristry. Her artistic expression developed in her youth, studying dance and theatre, which eventually landed her on stages across the United States and Canada as a professional dancer and choreographer. It was during this time she discovered the real emotional connection between flowers & the human spirit, sparking her interest in developing the skills needed to create this form of art.

With years of experience in retail, wholesale, weddings and events, she is now an award-winning floral artist and educator based in Vancouver, Canada. Brenna is recognized for her detailed design work in public exhibitions such as Fleurs de Villes shows, as well as imaginative pieces shared in demonstrations, on her social media platform and in various floral art book compilations. As a competitor, some notable accolades include 1st place in the 2016 & 2019 Pacific NW Design Competitions, 1st place in the 2019 Maple Leaf Cup & the first runner up in 2016 Gateway to the Americas Cup, representing Canada.

An active member of the American Institute of Floral Designers, Brenna has been a main stage presenter for the National Symposiums in 2016 and also this past July in Las Vegas. She has been a regular contributor to Florists' Review magazine, Fleurvana Summits, Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association's Wedding Celebrations webinars and other educational video series. Knowledge sharing, inspiring creativity and evolving her style and design methods keep her energized!

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Some of the other designers mentioned in this episode. These are the links to their episode on The Flower Podcast.

Hitomi Gilliam AIFD

Susan Mcleary

Joyce Mason-Monheim AIFD

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Peas, Plugs, and Portugal with Bailey Hale of Ardelia Farms and Farmer Bailey Aug 22, 2022

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My guest this week is Bailey Hale and he has been on my guest bucket list since the very beginning of our podcast 4 years ago. So you can imagine how excited I was to sit down for an interview at the ASCFG conference earlier this month. Bailey is no stranger to the cut flower community and his passion for flowers, farming, and introducing new cut flowers is inspiring. He shares about the beginnings of Ardelia Farm and Company, Farmer Bailey Plugs, and their move to Portugal on today's episode of The Flower Podcast.

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We also spoke about previous guests Frank and Pamela Arnosky of Episode 142 from last summer. A great listen!!

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