The Flower Podcast

Changing Lives Through Flowers with Quilen Blackwell Aug 08, 2022

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Last week I had the opportunity to meet my guest this week at the ASCFG conference. I can say that he genuinely is making every effort to impact the community that he chose to make home in the south-side of Chicago. Quilen Blackwell and his wife Hannah, are the founders of Chicago Eco House and Southside Blooms in the Englewood area of Chicago where they have encountered hardcore inner-city poverty and it's effect specifically on the young residents there. Today Quilen shares how his passion for the inner city became the foundation for the organization that brings life to people by sowing love into a community through flowers.

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Talking Local Roses with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers Aug 01, 2022

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Hi! I'm Scott Shepherd and I want to welcome you to this special episode of The Flower Podcast, where I have conversations with floral professionals from farmers to florists of all kinds.

We've been on our summer break and I'm really excited for the beginning of our new season next week and wanted to share my conversation on Instagram with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers.

During the recent strikes in Ecuador, with all of its supply distributions issues, Ellen and I connected and thought it would be a good time to chat about sourcing, growing, and selling local garden roses.

If you're new to our podcast Ellen shares her story and love of local flowers on Episode 106 which released in the fall of 2020. She always has great insights since she operates her floral business using local blooms exclusively. I was happy when Ellen reached out to me and wanted to go LIVE on Instagram sharing her experiences working with local roses and rose growers.

Next week launches our new season and I want to invite you to subscribe to our podcast on your podcast app of choice. It's hard to believe that we just had our 4 year anniversary and so excited to have you as part of our life. You can learn more about all of past guests, including the original episode with Ellen, and all of our blog posts at theflowerpodcast.com

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Lights, Camera, Flower with Kimberlee Mitchell, Botanica Floral Jun 27, 2022

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My guest this week is Kimberlee Mitchell owner of Botanica Floral located in Atlanta, Ga. She has been a part of the floral community for over 20 years and has been fortunate to grow her business to include 5 star hotels and work within the film industry. Kimberlee has been working on many major films including the recently released new HBO movie of Father of the Bride as well as several TV series many of which can be found on Netflix.

We had a great chat about how she buys her flowers for her hotels and movies, she also shares tips for helping flowers last longer, and the importance of perseverance.

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Dig In and Learn Your Land with Morgan Sharpe of Creekside Flower Farm Jun 20, 2022

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This week's guest is Morgan Sharpe of Creekside Flower Farm located in the Chattanooga, TN area. Morgan shares how she learned the power in place and belonging to the land. As a farmer florist, Morgan both grows and designs flowers for the community she's been cultivating for 6 years.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of connecting to a place, the land, and a community. Morgan shares about her finding, buying, and financing her new farm and the process of starting over on her own property.

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Diversifying Flower Farming with Mike and Shannon Farrell of Shamrock Farm Jun 13, 2022

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Our guests this week are Shannon and Mike Farrell owners of Shamrock Farm on Vancouver Island In British Columbia, Canada. They began growing vegetables almost 30 years ago and added flowers about 8 years into farming and haven't looked back since.

I'm grateful for the Farrell's willingness to share about their addition of farming flowers, farming practices, growing lavender, the importance of crop diversification, and so much more.

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Utalizing Extension Resources with Dr. James DelPrince Jun 06, 2022

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This weeks guest is Dr. Jim DelPrince, a horticultural specialist with Mississippi State University Extension. Jim has taught floristry at MSU, won the award of service to the floral industry in 2016 from AIFD, he's coauthored books on floral design, interior plantscaping, floristry history, and floristry terminology just to name a few. His research continues and benefits cut flower and cut ornamental foliage growers and producers directly in Mississippi, and throughout the Southeast. In addition, Jim is an incredible advocate for floral educators and education. Jim the team at MSU, continues to created valuable resources for florists and flower farmers.

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Heartfelt Floristry with Gabriela Salazar of La Musa De Las Flores May 23, 2022

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My guest has developed something she calls 'flowers from the heart' where the flowers continuously guide her.

Gabriela Salazar feels that flowers are not just beautiful too arrange but working with them also teaches you how to be patient, kind, resilient, and graceful, offering immeasurable life lessons.

Yes, Gabriela Salazar of La Musa De Las Flores in beautiful Mexico is back for a brand new chat. She is passionate about teaching others how to grow and design with flowers, and one of the topics we chat about is Heartfelt Floristry, a floral design school where students from all over the world join together to learn her intentional, sustainable floral design style. I am excited to chat once again with Gabriela and know you will be inspired by her love of people and flowers.

Follow this LINK to listen to Gabriela's first episode with The Flower Podcast.

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Visit our latest blog post about the Top Reblooming Bearded Iris.

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A Legacy of Bearded Iris at Schreiner's Iris Gardens May 16, 2022

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This week's episode is for florist, flowers farmers, and flower enthusiast. I'm excited to chat with Liz Schmidt of Schreiner's Iris Garden all about bearded iris, also known as Iris germanica.

Can you imagine being born into a family business that's passion is for the Bearded Iris? My guest this week is following in the foot steps of her father and grandfather helping to lead Schreiner's Iris Gardens into the future by partnering with several other family members. I feel like we have something in this episode for everyone. History of a wonderful family business, learning more about a beautiful flower, and how we can all incorporate bearded iris into our everyday life and business.

In this episdoe we chat about:

* The history of Schreiner's Gardens

* How to grow bearded Iris

* How to care for cut bearded iris

* Reblooming bearded iris

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