The Flower Podcast

You are in for a double delight this week. Using their own words to describe them….."A traditional shop we are not. We are a flower shop, nursery, a beautiful house wares store, a quirky boutique, and a workshop all under one roof." I have known this couple for years and their innovation and vision constantly amazes me. Discussing working together, challenges in business, always striving to be bet...

Our guest this week is Sean Low, owner of The Business of Being Creative. This conversation is one great piece of practical advice after another that will challenge you, help you, and inspire you in all areas of your business. Sean spent 6 years as the President of Preston Bailey Design prior to founding The Business of Being Creative, a consulting firm focused on providing practical advice to tho...

Ingrid Carozzi, owner of Tin Can Studios in Brooklyn, New York shares her love of flowers through lush, eye catching designs, teaching sustainable floristry, author, and dedicated educator through workshops and masterclasses attracting students from around the world. Ingrid and I chat about the not-so-pretty side of the flower business. So many try to romanticize it but one must be dedicated to th...

This weeks episode is a replay of our interview with Katie Davis of Ponderosa and Thyme. Katie has a heart for education and mentorship and is comfortable teaching the basics as well as pushing experienced professionals to expand their creative boundaries. She is based in Salem, Oregon and on this episode Katie shares from her heart about growing her business through her personal health challenges...

Our guest's farm this week is located in the fertile soil of southwestern Ontario, and she has a multigenerational family operation specializing in fresh seasonal cut flowers for farmer's markets, weddings, and events. I am chatting with Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm about flower production, working with other farmers in the community, and a few farming tips along the way. Janis is the region...

Our guest this week is Amelia Ihlo, owner of Rooted Farmers. Amelia began flower farming five years ago after feeling called to a more back-to-nature approach to life. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, children, chickens, and ducks. They have about an acre in flower production, which is mostly field grown or in their one NRCS high tunnel. Amelia started Rooted Farmers in 2019 after seei...

We're talking about Pop-Up Shops with Phebe Robinson-Higgines this week on The Flower Podcast. Phebe shares her floral journey into creating her floral and event business, her ideas for marketing and strategy, and how that led to creating highly successful Pop-Up Shops. Now she, helps coach people and educate other floral entrepreneurs to use Pop-Up Shops as an additional revenue stream for their...

Leopoldo Gomez is a renowned international teacher of Floral Design, based out of Mexico City. His style is widely acclaimed and sought after for its striking color palettes, vivid textural combinations, and masterfully crafted armatures and structures. He describes his work as "introspective" wherein the essence of nature can be perceived, and intrinsic treasures can be discovered. From the ultra...

Melanie Harrington is the owner of Dahlia May Flower Farm and our guest this week on The Flower Podcast . Dahlia May Flower Farm, founded in 2014, is a small family farm specializing in growing specialty cut flowers. Melanie brings a background in art and horticulture to her work in building community through locally grown flowers on her family's third generation farm. Melanie is a tremendous sour...

We're thrilled to host Shane Connolly again to The Flower Podcast. This week Shane and I chat about the amazing life and influence of Constance Spry. Constance Spry is a pioneer of floral design and her life's work was to coalesce her love of gardening, nature, and her passion for teaching. Her impact on the floral industry is still being felt today and inspiring floral decorators around the world...

Our guest this week is Eric Tanouye with Green Point Nurseries. Eric shares the story of his family business born out of his father's return to his hometown after college and in need of work. Harold Tanouye returned to Hilo which was recovering from WWII, and saw the demand for anthuriums being sent home via mail to family and girlfriends and he new this was to be life's work. That was 1956 and no...

Our guest this week is Adrienne Ryser.  Adrienne shares her floral journey of working in her new flower shop, L'Arrosoir, and in 2020 during a global pandemic, she bought this most magical flower shop which has existed for over 100 years.  It's a true love story filled with love, Paris and of course flowers. You can learn more about Adreinne Ryser, her business L'Arrosoir, and all of our past gues...

One of Australia's most well-known, respected, influential floral designers, and a force within the Australian Floral Industry for nearly 20 years, highly decorated in National and International Competitions, working with some of the world's leaders in floral designs, and teaching across the globe, my guest this week is Matthew Landers. How do we make ourselves known? What is an important factor i...

Bonus Episode with Joseph Massie! Today we're learning about Joe's new online floral membership called Flower Class. You can learn more about Joe's Flower Class HERE ! You can learn more about all of our guests and content on our website The Flower Podcast . Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on the platform or app of you choice and we would love to have you join our email family. Did you know th...

Georgia Monroe returns to The Flower Podcast. She openly shares about pivoting her business last year and scaling her business this year. We talk about generating additional streams of revenue, including opening retail streams, wedding and events, hiring new employees, and so much more. I would encourage you to listen to Georgia's first episode with The Flower Podcast to learn more about how she s...

My guest is no stranger to The Flower Podcast, but this is our first official interview for the podcast. Love transported this urban Californian to rural Belgium where she married and began her journey discovering the beauty of nature. Farmer/Florist, Floral Instructor, and Creative Catalyst behind Fleuropean, Emily Avenson is my guest this week. Known for her wild and whimsical garden- inspired d...

My guest this week is Shean Strong, owner of Shean Strong Design in Atlanta, GA. I have personally witnessed his growth in the floral industry, and I am excited to share his story as our first episode of Season 6 of The Flower Podcast. The Mayesh Design Star of 2019 and featured in publications such as -Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, The Knot, Style Me Pretty (to name a few), Shean's passion is...

Happy New Year!! Before we start our new season Scott looks back at our 2020 episodes and shares some thoughts about many of them. Many of us have spent time learning and perfecting our businesses and finding ways to generate extra income and additional lines of revenue. Enjoy the year in review! We're excited for 2021 and all our new guests! You can learn more about The Flower Podcast and all of...

I couldn't think of a better way to end our season than to chat about ways of giving, especially during the holiday season. Deanna Kitchen is a flower farmer, designer, and educator. With her family, they started Twig and Vine Farm, a micro cut flower farm specializing in dahlias. We're going to chat a little about her story and her farm, but it was Deanna's heart for gathering, teaching and commu...

Our guest this week is Designer and Teacher Paulina Nieliwocki, founder of Blue Jasmine Floral. After many years as a high school language teacher and translator, my guest began looking for a new adventure to feed her creativity. Continuing her passion for teaching along with her new found endeavor, Paulina Nieliwocki founded Blue Jasmine Floral. Timeless and elegant, Paulina's designs truly captu...

It's great to get an update from Gracie about Grace Rose Farm and how they've faced the many challenges of 2020. They have big plans for the next few months and I'm excited to share this latest conversation on The Flower Podcast. Some background about Gracie and Ryan: What began with a few beautiful rose images shared on Instagram blossomed into a beautiful story!  Gracie Poulson of Grace Rose Far...

Blooming Joy Flower Company is located in Murfreesboro, TN. Kara Jamison began this heart project with the desire to grow and share flowers for spreading joy. She now grows flowers, does custom designs, hosts floral workshops, and farm events. Kara shares her flower journey, her approach to social media with Instagram, and a few of her farm favorites. She juggles a lot, but always finds time for h...

This weeks episode is a replay of our interview with Amy Balsters, The Floral Coach™️. Amy, owns Amy Nicole Floral and has been in the retail floristry and special event industry for over 20 years and now uses this experience to teach others. Amy and Scott chat about how the importance of learning the fundamentals, hiring, teaching, and how to change mindsets. We're excited to have Amy as our gues...

Today's episode is about changing your mindset to increase your prices and profitability with confidence. Tim Huckabee is based in New York City, and his business FloralStrategies works globally to work with floral business to help them learn sales techniques to help grow your bottom line. We're excited to have Tim as our guest this week on The Flower Podcast! You can learn more about FloralStrate...

Have you ever wondered how to approach sourcing locally grown flowers. Our guest this week has created an entire business around doing this very thing! Ellen Frost owns Local Color Flowers and proudly sources 100% of her flowers locally by cultivating relationships and connections with growers and farmers in the Baltimore area where's she's located. We're excited to have Ellen as our guest this we...