Flower Power Podcast

La Paris, owner of Brooklyn Blooms, talks about her philosophy of floral design.  She sees every flower as unique, like people, and tries to showcase each flower's personality, curves and differences in her designs. Be sure to listen. You will be inspired to create, design and transform your backyard foliage and flowers into stunning designs. See her beautiful work at https://brooklynblooms.c...

Sarah Brunner tells about her start as a flower farmer in Northern CA.  Her newest project is their new Chevy flower truck they built that will be used for pop-up bouquets and flower bars.  The Brunner Farm hosts workshops, paint nights, yoga sessions, u-pick and summer camps for kids. Sarah has an amazing amount of energy and ideas so be sure to listen and get inspired!  Learn more about the Brun...

Dana has lots of knowledge about flower farming and running a mobile cut flower business. Since 2022 she has been learning to grow a cut flower garden. Now a confident grower, she does mobile pop-up sales in her cool pink GMC. She also has a u-pick garden and hosts flower yoga sessions in her yard. Dana's favorite place to have flowers is in her bathroom -they are the first thing she sees whe...

Joan Fuller gives us insight into how we can prepare for Spring planting. Owner of Hidden Pond Farm, she offers a flower club membership to anyone in the Vienna/Falls Church area to receive monthly flowering plants and expert tips so you can grow flowers of your own! Be sure to arrange to visit her farm or join her flower club. Joan raises funds for animal sanctuaries in the area. She is an amazin...

Alley Dufour teaches us about her life as a fruit farmer in Olon, Ecuador.  She talks about the benefits of growing plants as she raises a family. Her 2 year old can name all of their crops and is often seen nude and in his farming boots feeding the chickens and playing with the baby goats.  As a gardener she suggests always sticking to one goal/project at a time.  Follow Alley and her family farm...