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Embracing Wellness and Creativity with Nectar + Bloom

Jan 3

Jan 3 Embracing Wellness and Creativity with Nectar + Bloom

You’ll be inspired by Jen’s gift with words as she shares her experience on her parents’ farm growing up and how that propelled her into various stages of life eventually leading to flowers. Jen is sharing the keys to giving oneself permission to carry out actions from a passionate heart. You’ll hear about the symbiotic relationship between creativity and wellness and how to lean into that for your own life. Jen is calling florists to action in taking care of themselves and she’s providing tips on how to do that well with community, support, education, healing, movement, and nourishment.

Flower Flash Art with Lewis Miller Design

Dec 31

Dec 31 Flower Flash Art with Lewis Miller Design

Lewis Miller of Lewis Miller Design joins us on this episode of the Team Flower Podcast! You’ll hear what inspired Lewis to pursue a career in the floral industry. Lewis is also sharing his heart behind the flower flashes: He’s talking about why and how they happen, where the inspiration comes from, and the goals he hopes to accomplish with each flower flash. This episode is all about beautifying the world through flowers!

Repurposing Flowers with Shawn Chamberlain of The Full Bloom

Dec 24

Dec 24 Repurposing Flowers with Shawn Chamberlain of The Full Bloom

Shawn is sharing her heart behind repurposing flowers and what inspires her to continue to live out this passion. We are chatting about what it looks like to repurpose flowers, how to network in the industry, and how to find volunteers. Shawn is sharing a few practical tips for florists who would like to practice repurposing flowers, whether that becomes a large-scale donation or a simple one-time donation.

Incorporating a Plan B with Marla Bixler

Dec 17

Dec 17 Incorporating a Plan B with Marla Bixler

Marla Bixler of Bixler Blooms joins Kelly on this episode of the podcast! With years of experience in the floral industry, Marla has much knowledge to share. She’s starting by chatting about rebranding and how to know whether this avenue is right or needed in your business.

Adding Online Ordering to Your Business with Color Theory Design

Dec 10

Dec 10 Adding Online Ordering to Your Business with Color Theory Design

Hear from floral designer Alyssa Lytle of Color Design Theory in this podcast episode. You’ll hear about her decision to add online ordering to her business offerings, how she’s gone about doing so, and why you should always look to meet the needs of the world.

Seed Starting with Petal Pink Flower Farm

Dec 3

Dec 3 Seed Starting with Petal Pink Flower Farm

Heather Cain of Petal Pink Flower Farm joins us for this podcast episode—and it’s full of flower-farmer goodness! Heather is giving a few tips on how to kill grass in order to grow your flowers, how to grow and harvest tweedia, seed starting (both indoors and out), how to fight disease on your plants, and more!

Training the Next Generation of Designers with Lacy Trunnell

Nov 19

Nov 19 Training the Next Generation of Designers with Lacy Trunnell

Here from Lacy Trunnell, who is with us chatting about her special and unique teaching program and her amazing high school students! She’s training the next generation of floral designers in her community through her public school floral design program, and it is so exciting to hear about the work they’re doing.

The Power of Practice with Triple Wren Farms

Nov 12

Nov 12 The Power of Practice with Triple Wren Farms

Listen in to hear floral designer and farmer Sarah Pabody chat about the power of practicing floral design as an art form, growing dahlias, her top 4 tools for floral installations, and more! At Triple Wren Farms, Sarah and her team grow dahlia tubers, fresh cut flowers, and offer workshops at the farm in Washington State.

Building Creative Flower Recipes with Blue Jasmine Floral

Oct 22

Oct 22 Building Creative Flower Recipes with Blue Jasmine Floral

Paulina Nieliwocki of Blue Jasmine Floral is here with us talking about building creative recipes and evaluating your work! How did she design a palette of white and blush with pops of lipstick red? Listen to find out!

Navigating Fires as a Farmer with Menagerie Flower

Oct 15

Oct 15 Navigating Fires as a Farmer with Menagerie Flower

Menagerie Farm & Flower is a farm and nursery specializing in garden roses, specialty flowers, French prunes, assorted stone fruits, nuts, and rice all on over 100 acres of California farmland. They supply both the retail and wholesale marketplaces. Felicia is the founder of Menagerie, and in addition to farming, she shares her two decades of experience and passion with both beginning and experienced gardeners and farmers from across the country with online 1:1 coaching and in-person farm courses.

Flexibility, Delivery, and Impact with Primary Petals

Sep 24

Sep 24 Flexibility, Delivery, and Impact with Primary Petals

Primary Petals was founded in 2010 on the Los Angeles scene with a fearless use of color variants.

Rediscovering Flowers with Studio Mondine

Sep 17

Sep 17 Rediscovering Flowers with Studio Mondine

When was the last time you created an arrangement for yourself or experimented with something new—whether an ingredient or a technique? Amanda Luu of Studio Mondine is sharing how the global pandemic has given her the ability to look at flowers with refreshed eyes. Florists so often look at blooms through the eyes of their clients rather than utilizing the unlocked creativity within. Be inspired to break free in this podcast episode!

Practical Pivots with Kalin Sheick of Sweetwater Floral

Sep 10

Sep 10 Practical Pivots with Kalin Sheick of Sweetwater Floral

When Covid-19 hit, the floral industry was deeply affected. Kalin recognized that she had to try something new, and in this episode, she’s sharing what it has looked like to pivot from almost solely wedding design to DIY at-home workshops. She’s discussing finding balance while making a living with flowers, and you’ll even hear a few tips on growing and caring for lavender!

Working with Native Plants with Lee Carlton

Aug 27

Aug 27 Working with Native Plants with Lee Carlton

Located in the North Carolina mountains, Lee has been a been a horticulturist for 23 years and has worn many hats throughout that time. She grows and selects dahlias based on color, form, and vase life specifically for floral design and then sells the tubers. She supplies local florists with dahlias and native species that she has also tested. Lee also designs, installs, and maintains several large, naturalistic gardens with a focus on native plants, including a vertical wall garden loaded with species that grow from the rocks in North Carolina.

Hiring Standards with Birch Event Design

Aug 20

Aug 20 Hiring Standards with Birch Event Design

You’re in for a treat with our special guest on this episode of the Team Flower Podcast. It’s Josh from Birch Event Design!

Making Choices and Maintaining Focus with Kate Stoner

Aug 13

Aug 13 Making Choices and Maintaining Focus with Kate Stoner

In this podcast episode, you’ll hear from Kate Stoner, the owner of Cold Water Flowers in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Kate is an expert dahlia-grower. You’ll hear about her choosing process as well as a few tips on how to make choices (whether that be about which flowers to grow or which projects to take on). She’s also chatting about a few tips for small businesses.

Playing a Special Role in the Life of Your Clients with Lauren Hill

Aug 6

Aug 6 Playing a Special Role in the Life of Your Clients with Lauren Hill

This week, Kelly’s chatting with Team Flower Member Lauren Hill of Full Bloom by Lauren. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Lauren serves her community by creating lifestyle designs for weddings and events. In this episode, you’ll hear about navigating Covid-19, Lauren’s future vision for the floral industry, what the Black Lives Matter movement means for the floral industry, and playing a special role in the life of your clients.

Problem-Solving Through Crisis with Tulip Town

Jul 30

Jul 30 Problem-Solving Through Crisis with Tulip Town

On this episode of the Team Flower Podcast, Kelly is joined by Andrew Miller and Angela Speer. Andrew and Angela are two of the five owners of Tulip Town. They were all high school friends who recently returned to their hometown of Skagit Valley to purchase the iconic Tulip Town farm from its founder Anthony (Tom) DeGoede. Their mission is to carry its rich tradition into the future for many more generations to enjoy.

You’ll hear from the pair on how they’ve navigated the COVID-19 pandemic as a farm. It’s important as a business owner to know how to problem-solve in a crisis, and Andrew is walking through the steps you can take and the questions you should be asking. We’re ending the interview talking about mind-mapping—what it is and how it works.

Staying in Love with Floristry with Paula Pryke

Jul 23

Jul 23 Staying in Love with Floristry with Paula Pryke

Paula Pryke is a world-renowned designer, teacher, and author, and she’s joining Kelly on the podcast to chat about falling out of love with the floristry business and how her career has transformed through the years!