The Garvey's Gardens Podcast

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Tablescapes for the holidays, parties, and just to make your table beautiful!! We are so thankful for you all listening for 50 episodes!! Thank you flower friends! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bit about us as people, and about our Flower Fa...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our November Gardning Checklist - and what we are doing on our flower farm this month! Plus we shout-out some of our favorite companies to order seeds and gardening supplies from! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bit about us as people, and abo...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Dried Flowers!! How to dry different flowers properly, some of our favorite flowers to dry and press, how you know its time to dry a flower, and why we think everyone should love dried flowers as much as we do!! Sydney also tells us some of her favorite dried flower farmers! Stop in our Downtown GJ flower shop to get some specialty dried flowers fo...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Why we chose to become a Certified American Grown Flower Farm and Shop! Plus all the ways we choose to be as sustainable as possible in our flower shop and on the farm - some of which you can do at home too!! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bi...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... What October looks like on our Western Colorado flower farm! Plus recommendations on what you should be doing in your garden this month to prep for frost! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bit about us as people, and about our Flower Farm and Fl...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Wedding Styled Shoots, Branding Photos for your Business, Offering your Flower-Farm as a Photo Venue, benefits of hiring a professional photographer for a variety of uses, and more! Look up Flower Farmers near you at the Association for Specialty-Cut Flower Growers at localflowers.org A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!&n...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with Rusty Willey a Gardening Enthusiast in Durango and a long-time family friend of Audrey's! Rusty takes us through his hobby garden this year! Telling us his favorite things to grow in his backyard in Durango, CO and some of his tips and tricks he's learned over the last 8 years! Rusty has created some amazing carvings with pumpkins and ice so he tells us...

This week we talk even more in-depth about our flower farm's irrigation system with Justen - Sydney's Husband! Justen gets super specific about each part of our irrigation/watering system - explaining from the water source all the way to the flowers exactly what we do and how we updated it this year. Here is a link to DripWorks ! Here is a link to our Podcast Page - sign up for our email list here...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about ....All things automated water systems and Irrigation!!  We have been teasing this episode for awhile and it is finally here! We talk about all the ways you can make an automated watering system for your garden or your farm in the most sustainable and consistent ways possible! No matter if you have a small patio garden, or a flower field, we have...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with Sara of Poppy Candle Collective! Sara makes every part of her candles, from the concrete vessel to the curated collage on top of each of her soy candles! Tune into the episode to hear more about her process and a few tips and tricks as well!! Visit Sara's Website or The Poppy Candle Collective Instagram ! Don't forget - if you're local you can always co...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our September Gardening Checklist, and how that looks on our Flower Farm! We deep dive into the checklist to give you some extra details for how to use it in your garden specifically and changes you might need to make based on your zone. A quick update on what our Flower Farm is looking like right now; what's blooming, what's done, and what's on th...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with Jennifer Reed, a fellow Certified American Grown floral designer! Sydney connected in-person with Jennifer Reed at the First Ladies Luncheon earlier this year - which Jennifer designed! Jennifer tells us all about her journey through the floral industry - from working in her parents flower shop, to designing huge floral exhibits for the Philadelphia Flo...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk all about a seasonal favorite and a perfect beginner flower to start from seed - Sunflowers! 🌻 From branching to single stem we talk about the benefits and uses for both types of sunflowers!  Lots of great websites for buying sunflower seeds! Logistics to help you decide how many sunflower seeds to plant and when depending on the circumstances of how y...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our August Gardening Checklist, and how that looks on our Flower Farm! We deep dive into the checklist to give you some extra details for how to use it in your garden specifically and changes you might need to make based on your zone. A quick update on what our Flower Farm is looking like right now; what's blooming, what's done, and what's on the h...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... One of our favorite Colorado Western Slope Wedding Venues to flower- Vista View Events - with one of the owners and the main wedding planner, Kinsey! She talks all about the unique and beautiful wedding venue which overlooks the beautiful Harvey Gap Reservoir just outside of Silt, CO.  She also talks about the back-side of owning a wedding ven...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... All things Dahlias!! Including... How it went overwintering our dahlia tubers for the very first time! How we overwintered our Dahlias in case you want to do it too! How we dig up the tubers and properly store them for next season - (if you don't want to overwinter them) Different kinds of dahlias and how they look and keep. Our ideas (so far) for...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our July gardening checklist - and what that is looking like on our flower farm!! Sign up for here to get this month's gardening checklist! An update on our Dahlias -  and what we are still planting right now!! Place an order anytime through our website for a farm-fresh arrangment to be picked-up in our Downtown Grand Junction Flower Shop or f...

In this Episode Sydney and Audrey Talk with Dawn from Green Junction Farmstead! Visit the Green Junction Farmstead Website Green Junction does a Saturday Farm Stand from 10-2 at 34 1/2 and Front Street in Palisade, CO- With the BIG tomato and carrot statues out front! :) They are also at the Palisade Farmers Market every Sunday! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in! ...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Selling Flowers as a Flower Farmer - from wholesale, to retail, to brick and morter and all the nitty gritty parts of selling in each category! Selling flowers wholesale vs. selling flowers to wholesalers. The organizational systems needed from the flower farmers so retail shops, wedding florists, and/or wholesalers know what you have and how to bu...

This week, Sydney chats with her mom, Leslie, in a takeover episode since Audrey gets married this week!  Sydney and her mom talk about.... -growing up in Atlanta and Colorado Springs -where Sydney gets her farming genes -favorite flowers and shop items -lessons learned having a daughter as a flower farmer -wedding flowers from Sydney's parents' wedding -where to find local flowers in your ar...

In this week's episode Sydney and Audrey (and Dottie our sweet farm dog) talk about... Did you know Grand Junction is the #1 Place to Move in Colorado right now according to USA Today?! Grand Junction is only a couple hours from SO MANY amazing places! And we have an airport so we are super easy to get to - with plenty of amenities, but a small town feel :) The Grand Valley includes: Palisade, Cli...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey Interview Cassidy Evans of Cassidy & Co Event Planning! Cassidy tells us about the different options she provides for wedding planning and how the options can work for different style weddings and couples. We also discuss how to communicate with vendors and wedding couples most effectively - giving some tips for both sides of that communication loop. You can find...

In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... June on a flower farm + in your home gardens!! We are in full maintain and harvest (and weddings!) mode over here on our Western Colorado Flower Farm!! Sign-up to get our Monthly Gardening Checklist ! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in!  We have so many new listeners we wanted to make sure everyone knows a bit about...

In this weeks episode... Sydney and Audrey interview Savannah Ashmore, whose family now owns Candle Kitchen in Downtown GJ, right across the street from our Flower Shop! She shares how to reserve Candle Kitchen for parties and the process for making your perfect candle scent. Savannah told us about being a tattoo apprentice and her newly opened Tattoo Studio upstairs inside the Candle Kitchen! We...

In this Episode.... Sydney and Audrey talk about the history of selling cut flowers with Garvey's Gardens! From pop-ups to farmers markets to our retail flower shop we have now, and everything in between. Stay tuned to hear the evolution of our Western Colorado Flower Farm and how we have grown! Order Flowers for pick-up or local delivery in the Grand Valley at your convenience through our website...