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General Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois MossAs a special year-end episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast, you’re invited to join me today in conversation with garden tour producer Lois Moss, and my dear friend, Lorene Edwards Forkner, artist, author, and regular contributor to the Seattle Times. Together, we are planning a one-of-a-kind botanical tour in Spring 2026 – a unique Slow […] The post Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois Moss appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2025-12-3150 min

floral design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois MossAs a special year-end episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast, you’re invited to join me today in conversation with garden tour producer Lois Moss, and my dear friend, Lorene Edwards Forkner, artist, author, and regular contributor to the Seattle Times. Together, we are planning a one-of-a-kind botanical tour in Spring 2026 – a unique Slow […] The post Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois Moss appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2025-12-3150 min

SLOW FLOWERS with Debra Prinzing Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois MossAs a special year-end episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast, you’re invited to join me today in conversation with garden tour producer Lois Moss, and my dear friend, Lorene Edwards Forkner, artist, author, and regular contributor to the Seattle Times. Together, we are planning a one-of-a-kind botanical tour in Spring 2026 – a unique Slow […] The post Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois Moss appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2025-12-3150 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 749: Floral Tourism visits historic gardens and modern-day flower festivals of Holland and Belgium, with Debra Prinzing, Lorene Edwards Forkner and Lois Mosshttps://youtu.be/NilyUEdksYA?si=G8oSgsVXGSVQPzlz As a special year-end episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast, you’re invited to join me today in conversation with garden tour producer Lois Moss, and my dear friend, Lorene Edwards Forkner, artist, author, and regular contributor to the Seattle Times. Together, we are planning a one-of-a-kind botanical tour in Spring 2026 – a unique Slow Flowers Experience that takes us to Holland and Belgium in April for a 7-day river boat cruise, plus several optional floral excursions and festivals.Here at Slow Flowers, we declared Floral Tourism a top insight in 2017 and in the subs...

2025-12-3150 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 738: Meet Melissa Olson of Penflora Designs, a Bay Area floral studio and lifestyle shop reflecting her love of nature, the garden, and local bloomshttps://youtu.be/t38z93GptXU?si=Um3XyaE1ocAKU4UA At Penflora, sustainable floristry meets thoughtful design. Founder Melissa Olson recently hosted me for a book-signing event at her Bay Area shop where we celebrated the publication of The Flower Farmers and enjoyed her beautiful floral design demonstration. It was one stop during a full weekend of floral, garden, and book events and you’ll love joining me on a tour through Melissa’s Slow Flowers-centered business. She founded Penflora in 2017 as a design studio that has expanded into a beautiful retail shop in Burlingame, just south of San Fran...

2025-10-1554 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 737: Herbs for floral design (and the garden) with Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective and Rose Loveall of Morningsun Herb Farmhttps://youtu.be/celZnV8yrZg?si=pYtq6P5iOTXJOXXK Compared to the way today’s guests view the role of herb plants for the landscape, for culinary and medicinal purposes, and especially for floral design, I feel like the herb repertoire in the Slow Flowers Cutting Garden is in need of a major makeover. Learning from herb-lover and edible landscape designer Stefani Bittner of Homestead Design Collective and Rose Loveall, herb grower and nursery owner at Morningsun Herb Farm, both based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been so eye-opening and enriching. We recently collaborated on a Flower & Herb ev...

2025-10-091h 10

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 736: Meet the people, farms, and florists shaping Japan’s Slow Flowers MovementA visit to Japan for two weeks in September was the ultimate dream come true. My husband Bruce and I, joined by three dear friends, experienced some of the country’s incomparable beauty, culture, history, and tradition during our time in Kyoto and Tokyo. We watched World Class athletes compete in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium at the World Track Championships, ate authentic ramen, sushi, and tempura, and put in our 10k+ steps each day. I also had the wonderful experience of spending one day away from my traveling companions, immersed in Japan’s emerging slow flowers community. Thanks to Megumi Hagiud...

2025-10-0256 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 733: Field tour and design demonstration with Alicia Houston of Healer’s Harvesthttps://youtu.be/_uKTLKHF5Zg?si=pu1QJXMfHrY2RnRs Alicia Houston is the founder of Healer’s Harvest, based in Poulsbo, Washington. After moving to the Pacific Northwest from San Diego to care for her grandfather, a long-time veggie grower and farmers’ market seller, Alicia found her own passion for flower farming. Her lifelong interest in medicinal plants led her to take courses, attend workshops, and eventually launch Healer’s Harvest in 2022. Alicia provides floral designs for weddings, events, and pop-ups; she offers DIY flower buckets and hosts design workshops. She is committed to sustainability, using locally sourced flowers and eco-fr...

2025-09-1042 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 729: Jenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm on building community, enriching a family’s lifestyle, and encouraging creative expression through flower farminghttps://youtu.be/L3ykZ98zqsE?si=uJggIXWspcqsw0mo Dragon Song Farm is located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley outside Eugene. Founder Jenny Jonak’s mission is to bring a sense of floral magic to her customers and community while promoting sustainable, earth-friendly growing practices. By using regenerative farming techniques, Dragon Song ensures that their flowers are grown in harmony with nature, restoring and enriching the soil for future generations. I recently spend a glorious morning with Jenny, touring Dragon Song’s fields, production areas and greenhouses, and discussing her belief that every bouquet should delight the senses and also contrib...

2025-08-131h 01

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 718: The Flower Farmers, with co-authors Robin Avni and Debra Prinzing; plus a bonus interview with Daniel Sparler, the book’s horticulture editorhttps://youtu.be/BdnRayT0M2A?si=PQVfp6yMUSJD7n42 The Flower Farmers has been in the works for two years, as my co-author and the book’s creative director Robin Avni and I have poured our storytelling passion into the narratives and imagery that portray 29 North American growers. The book was released on May 6th by Abrams, and we’ve been in major celebration mode ever since. Today’s episode brings you to the lecture that Robin and I recently presented for the Northwest Horticultural Society, as we introduced the flower farming lifestyle and encouraged the audience to “garden like a fl...

2025-05-281h 00

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 717: The future of Plant Masters, with legacy growers Leon and Carol Carrier, and their son Lee, next generation flower farmer now leading the family businesshttps://youtu.be/vw5w4ZwBuZU?si=YZLcTE7pJ5P5-zVP The Carrier family has been growing cut flowers and plants for more than 40 years, raising their three children with a love for flowers, and keeping the business in the family as it transitions into the hands of the next generation. Plant Masters, the specialty cut flower farm owned by Leon and Carol Carrier, and their son Leon Carrier III, is based in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. The family floral enterprise supplies numerous farmers’ markets in the area, thanks to a year-round selection of floral design elements an...

2025-05-2146 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 716: More than a side hustle, flower farming and floral design with Marly Surena-Llorens of Fenimore & Rutlandhttps://youtu.be/uGRgC8rjB_U?si=ucehNezGBXce9kuX Marly Surena-Llorens was born and raised in the U.S., but her Haitian mother’s stories of tropical gardens filled with palms, crotons, and bougainvillea plants inspired her lifelong love of flowers. Yet, Marly says some of her most vivid floral impressions came from the BBC programs of her youth, when she watched period TV dramas in her family’s Brooklyn apartment. Today she gardens and grows cut flowers on two residential lots in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a college town located about one hour north of Philadelphia. Marly describes herself as a “farmer...

2025-05-1447 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 715: From Farmers’ Market to Elevated Retail, with Abby Matson of Diddle and Zen and Julie Rémy of Fleuris Orchard and Bloomshttps://youtu.be/P3SoClolo0g?si=_2euyh84isd_Ina4 It's a Red-Letter Week here at Slow Flowers, as my longtime collaborator, Robin Avni, and I celebrate the May 6th publication of The Flower Farmers, our beautiful and informative new book featuring 29 growers across North America. You’ve heard a bit from some of the experts profiled in The Flower Farmers, and you’ll continue to meet and be inspired by them in the coming weeks and months. Pages from The Flower Farmers, featuring Diddle & Zen's Abby Matson Pages from The Flower Farmers, featuring Julie Rémy of Fleuris Orchard & Bloom...

2025-05-071h 03

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 713: Sydney Fee of Fee, Fi, Fo Farm on how her sustainable hospitality and tourism background supports her farmer-florist enterprisehttps://youtu.be/ILIsMQVb0xs?si=apa9xNGFjmMBb6gq I’m always so inspired by the paths taken by our Slow Flowers Members to create their floral endeavors and today’s guest has a fabulous back-story, which we’ll share with you today. Sydney Fee of Fee, Fi, Fo Farm is based in New York’s Finger Lakes Region, home to nearly 150 wineries and many destination wedding venues. Sydney is entering her fifth year as a farmer-florist, growing intensively in a 1,500-square-foot cutting garden and borrowing planting space at a nearby bed-and-breakfast to serve local CSA customers and more than a dozen...

2025-04-2355 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 704: Sweet Pea School with Marryn Mathis of The Farmhouse Flower Farmhttps://youtu.be/xuhf4DJpX2o?si=wyTAMBP3B1B8qw9t Take a deep breath and inhale the intoxicating fragrance of a sweet pea. Who wouldn’t want to grow this stunning annual flower – beloved for its dreamy petal hues, evocative scent, and popularity in both the cottage cutting garden and the florist’s vase? Meet Marryn Mathis, whose students and customers call the Sweet Pea Queen, a Stanwood, Washington-based flower farmer who raises tens of thousands of sweet peas. She’s just published Sweet Pea School, an essential book based on her successful workshops. Marryn leads us down the frag...

2025-02-191h 09

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 702: Sustainable Floral Design and its History, with Per Benjamin – author, World Cup Winner, and florist for the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonieshttps://youtu.be/xo0eJsPkCKQ?si=JQMfrx44CujdC8ys Last weekend I was invited to Vancouver, British Columbia, where two floral luminaries, Hitomi Gilliam and Per Benjamin, were teaching an in-person workshop for students of their Floristic Dialog courses. I wanted to interview Per to learn more of his about-to-be-published book, Sustainable Floral Design – A Sustainable Future found in History. This beautiful new book, co-authored with Max van de Sluis, draws inspiration from different periods through history and translates them into our present time, reviving forgotten techniques, materials, and styles while also generating new ideas from the past. As Per po...

2025-02-0535 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 699: Building a Flower Farm Centered Around Floral Tourism with Misty Vanderweele of All Dahlia’d Up Flower Farm in Palmer, Alaskahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czmwuwa6XG4&feature=youtu.be Yes, you can grow gorgeous cut flowers in Alaska. Just ask Misty Vanderweele, anAlaska native who founded All Dahlia’d Up in 2013, a boutique flower farm in Palmer. There is a magical effect on the intense color palettes and robust health of Misty’s blooms, as the short growing season is balanced by up to 22 hours of endless sunshine-a-day during the peak summer months. Misty believes that all that sunshine fills the flowers with good medicine, as she has personally experienced their healing properties and witnessed in her customers and...

2025-01-1546 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 698: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckPGJ2K-PVQ This year, in recognition of Slow Flowers' annual focus on changing cultural and creative shifts in the floral industry, our Forecast hones in on seven key insights. In a year where Artificial Intelligence has become omnipresent, we find ourselves reverting to the Analog world of nature. Innovation and personal expression are being challenged by the AI-dominated ecosystem, and the authentic values of the Slow Flowers Community are its antidote. Nature’s perfection cannot be replicated by a chisel, paint brush, or computer generated image, as all these works draw from the original sou...

2025-01-0846 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 696: Our 2024 Year in Review for Slow Flowers Society with Debra Prinzinghttps://youtu.be/KzWJQWxQIkE?si=odYVvhdRI_2Z5hn7 For the past decade, I have kept an important annual ritual. Before I turn the calendar page to the New Year, I take time at the end of December to reflect back on the one that’s coming to a close. This exercise has become our recurring Slow Flowers Society "Year in Review," a habit that takes stock of the prior 12 months and considers how our many programs and efforts have supported the Slow Flowers Mission. You’re invited to join me as we review Slow Flowers Society in 2024 and discuss how it r...

2024-12-2624 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 692 Bonus: Sarah Statham of Simply By Arrangement (Encore)Hello everyone, Debra Prinzing here from the Slow Flowers Podcast. I hope you have been following along for the past few months as we have been posting Instagram live conversations with our amazing Slow Flowers WORLDWIDE Summit speakers. Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement Today, I have a fun conversation to share and it will introduce you (or possibly re-introduce you) to Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement, who is based in the north of England in the Yorkshire region. Sarah will be one of our 15 inspiring presenters at the 2025 Summit, taking place January 9-11, 2025. Her presentation: Creating a Workshop...

2024-11-2616 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 678: Slow Flowers Visits France (Part 2) – a tour of Les Singulières Ferme Florale with flower farmer Coralie Vinethttps://youtu.be/pDSIccF_SF4?si=XwzwLRt-FlclsTPq We know that there’s been widespread embrace of the Slow Flowers Movement across the world, especially in countries that have seen their flower production move overseas. While the concept of Slow Flowers started right here, the term and philosophy have been adopted and embraced worldwide – and we definitely take credit! It’s inspiring to meet folks across the globe who are bringing local flowers to their communities – and today, you’ll meet Coralie Vinet, an organic flower farmer and farmer-florist in Western France, whose farm I recently visited. Last week, you joined my visit t...

2024-08-2835 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 677: Slow Flowers Visits France to catch up with former Los Angeles flower farmer Tara Kolla of Mill on the Rockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjE0dyUdhs Urban flower farmer Tara Kolla, owner of Silver Lake Farms in Los Angeles. When she owned and operated Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla was one of Los Angeles’s pioneering urban flower growers. She helped change legislation to approve backyard flower farming and was a popular vendor at Hollywood Farmers’ Market. In 2016, Tara and her husband dramatically reimagined their lives and moved to the La Rochelle region of France. They bought a 18th century stone millhouse and poured just as much love and care into its renovations as Tara had once devoted to g...

2024-08-2139 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 676: Petal & Pitchfork’s Stacy Marshall hosts sustainable design workshop with Rachel Wardley of UK’s Tallulah Rose Flower Schoolhttps://youtu.be/4dzbUJnM3Nw?si=UXmjbry0cAV3qUkj Farmer-florist Stacy Marshall recently opened her beautiful flower farm in historic Poulsbo, Washington, to host British sustainable design educator Rachel Wardley of Tallulah Rose Flower School. I spent a morning visiting with these two floral friends to learn about their recent collaboration to elevate local flowers, seasonal flowers, and sustainable practices. Stacy Marshall (left) and Rachel Wardley (right) at Petal & Pitchfork Farm in Poulsbo, Washington Stacy Marshall says she has realized a long-held dream to learn floristry skills in an immersive setting from an experienced, talented designer. This past July, she...

2024-08-1447 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 667: Slow Flowers on the Road – a Visit to Dutch Lily Dayshttps://youtu.be/l4uX1eggDMM?si=_cp2nGxAZ32exO6t We’re taking a deep dive into the world of lilies today, featuring my conversations with experts I met while attending Dutch Lily Days in Amsterdam earlier this month. Most lily bulbs are produced in Holland, but the cut flowers you can grow from them are an important opportunity for domestic farmers and florists to offer the beautiful, value-added bulb flower for their retail, wedding and event customers. Sweet Zanica, an eye-catching LA Hybrid lily If you have a love-hate relationship with lilies, I’m pretty sure today’s episod...

2024-06-1251 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid Nahim, host of YouTube’s The Bloom Showhttps://youtu.be/Ktb2fJ8-ty8?si=AzSIqzvwDl4XSGJ7 On Slowflowers.com there are several search categories to help visitors find flower farms, florists, suppliers and other floral businesses, and one of those – business consulting and development services -- was originally inspired by my conversations with Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions, today’s guest. Join us as we discuss branding, social media, and other ways you can market your floral enterprise. With an emphasis on helping floral business with B2B marketing, New Bloom Solutions is a media consultancy that provides a full menu of services, including website design, SEO...

2024-04-1746 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 656: Follow the Blooms with Host and Producer Katie Lila, and Bloom TV Network’s founder & CEO Monica Michellehttps://youtu.be/2xAkkExz5Qc?si=lLlWWY0VToCA2XeE There’s HGTV and there’s the Food Network, but have you checked out the Bloom TV Network? Today, we’ll meet Monica Michelle, creator of the floral-centric streaming platform and Slow Flowers member Katie Lila, host and producer of the new series “Follow the Blooms,” which begins at the flower farm and ends with a beautiful installation for the public to enjoy. Follow the Blooms installation at the Slow Flowers Summit in progress, featuring mural by Toby Keogh Slow Flowers Summit attendees at Bellevue Botanic Garden, adding flowers to the mural. Fro...

2024-04-0352 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 647: Meet Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens, a Lancaster, Ohio-based boutique flower farmhttps://youtu.be/Os-7JfjA8II?si=3ffXygXf3klfZPnO Today, I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak of Bluegreen Gardens to the Slow Flowers Podcast. Bluegreen Gardens is a boutique cut flower farm specializing in high-value product supplied to wedding and event florists in the greater Columbus, Ohio. Elizabeth and Mike Zawislak and their Bluegreen Gardens family As you’ll hear in our conversation, I first met Mike and Elizabeth in person in 2018 when I hosted a Slow Flowers meet-and-greet during the Team Flower Conference in Orlando. We all enjoyed our time together, and I’m thrilled to share...

2024-01-3151 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 642: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2023 Year in Reviewhttps://youtu.be/q8vpkczS_6I?si=0f7YAE6kmrI2MbrU 2023 Slow Flowers Year in Review (PDF)Download the PDF of our Year in Review presentation Slow Flowers Society 2023 Year in Review with Debra Prinzing News of the Week Our commitment to featuring a diversity of subject matter experts and experienced voices, not to mention bringing the Slow Flowers Summit to an unforgettable location, will continue for 2024. And for the first time, we’re hosting an international Summit at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Please join us, June 23-25, 2024. Save $100 off your registration if you grab yo...

2023-12-2732 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 618: Fiber and Flowers: Elaine Vandiver of Gholson Gardens and Old Homestead Alpacas updates her storyHi all, last week, you met Anne Sumner of Walla Walla Flower Farm – what a fun episode, and I especially loved the bonus musical performance recorded in her flower field. Just down the road from Walla Walla Flower Farm, on Stateline Road, in fact, but on the Washington side, is a historic farm called […] The post Episode 618: Fiber and Flowers: Elaine Vandiver of Gholson Gardens and Old Homestead Alpacas updates her story appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2023-07-1238 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 609: Falling in love with a country farm and building a life around flowers with Abby Matson of Diddle & Zenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CielTmxu9gA Last month you met Jessie Witscher of Understory Farm as we discussed how she and her partner Gregory Witscher grow masses of cut flowers to sell through wholesale channels. Debra Prinzing (left) and Abby Matson (right) at Green Mountain Floral Supply (c) Jenna Brisson I met Jessie when we both participated in the Spring Educational and Workshop Series presented by Green Mountain Floral Supply in Burlington, Vermont. I called that March event a Slow Flowers love fest because it brought me together with Tom and Kim Jennings, owners of Green Mountain; Jayson Munn...

2023-05-1044 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 607: From Botanist to Flower Farmer with Kate Watters of Arizona’s Wild Heart FarmIt’s great to be back with you today — and to share another inspiring and uplifting conversation about the healing power of plants and the ability of flowers to nurture us, body and soul. My guest today is botanist-turned-farmer-florist Kate Watters of Arizona’s Wild Heart Farm. I first met Kate several years ago through the […] The post Episode 607: From Botanist to Flower Farmer with Kate Watters of Arizona’s Wild Heart Farm appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2023-04-2647 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 605: The Color of Roses with Rose Story Farms’ Danielle HahnIf you’re a rose lover, you already know about Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria, California, a mecca for garden roses — all 40,000 plants that produce cut flowers to supply the national floral trade and event design world. Rose Story Farm thrives under the care of Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn, her husband Bill Hahn, her mother […] The post Episode 605: The Color of Roses with Rose Story Farms’ Danielle Hahn appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2023-04-1259 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 600: Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers on Florists, Invasive Species, and Protecting the Natural WorldToday I have invited Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers and Instagram’s #SustainabilitySunday to return the Slow Flowers Podcast to talk about a project she is spearheading to evaluate the floral industry’s relationship with invasive plant species — both growing and designing with problem plants harmful to the environment, to local economies, and to the […] The post Episode 600: Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers on Florists, Invasive Species, and Protecting the Natural World appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2023-03-0850 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 595: Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni Present the 2023 Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ksQcWvapA Here we are at the beginning of 2023; we have already wrapped up the first month of the year! -- and it's time to present the ninth annual Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast. Like you, when we turn the page to a new calendar year, the Slow Flowers community embraces the inevitable progress of change with a dose of optimism as we forecast the future. I'm so excited to be joined today by Robin Avni, my partner in BLOOM Imprint and an experienced consumer trend analyst and ethnographer for lifestyle brands...

2023-02-0145 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 594: Flowers for All with educator and author Susan McLearyToday, we have a real treat — a visit with floral artist and longtime Slow Flowers member, Susan McLeary. Susan’s new book, Flowers for All, will be released on February 7th and she joined me earlier this week to record a conversation about the book and what inspired Sue to produce it. We discuss her […] The post Episode 594: Flowers for All with educator and author Susan McLeary appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2023-01-2545 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 593: Tom Precht and Sarah Daken of Grateful Gardeners, on buying farmland and establishing a new aquaponics greenhouse operationhttps://youtu.be/KDBb7ebWnZw I'm excited to reintroduce Tom Precht and Sarah Daken, Maryland-based Slow Flowers members and owners of Grateful Gardeners back to the show today. I interviewed them for the Slow Flowers Podcast in the fall of 2019, before adding our video podcast (aka vodcast) feature. That's when we discussed the early chapters of Grateful Gardeners, when Tom and Sarah both had fulltime, off-farm careers that they were hoping to leave behind and grow flowers for both a living and a lifestyle. Sarah Daken and Tom Precht of Grateful Gardeners Well, lots has happened in the past few...

2023-01-1854 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 591: Debra Prinzing Reflects on Slow Flowers Society’s 2022 Year in Reviewhttps://youtu.be/80v_1Q_wX_0 With 2023 here, it's fitting to say goodbye to 2022 as we review the year's highlights. All I can say about 2022 is that after slogging through the pandemic in 2020 and its aftermath in 2021, this past year felt like a sprint, not a marathon. The year seemed to race by so quickly, week by week, month by month, and the march of time propelled our beautiful and inspiring Slow Flowers community through the year, as we sought fulfillment, prosperity and peace -- and balance in all things, right?! We lived our values, communicated our message, and supported...

2023-01-0429 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 590: Foraged Design with artist and educator Françoise Weekshttps://youtu.be/jxXGyIChS6c (c) Theresa Bear photography Photography, courtesy of Francoise Weeks (c) Theresa Bear Today, I'm delighted to welcome artist, educator, friend, and Slow Flowers member, Françoise Weeks back to the Slow Flowers Podcast. Françoise was born in Belgium, and she has infused her work with a quintessential European reverence for flowers and nature. Combined with creativity and mechanical ingenuity, she has crystalized her singular style of Textural Woodlands and Botanical Haute Couture pieces, garnering a global following of students. Françoise’s studio is located in Portland, Oregon. Her innovation and love of teaching have...

2022-12-2844 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 589: Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Joseph Abken introduces the 2023 Slow Flowers Summit Host VenueHello again and welcome back to the Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing, This is Episode 589 This is the weekly podcast about Slow Flowers and the people who grow and design with them. It’s all about making a conscious choice and I invite you to join the conversation and the creative community as we […] The post Episode 589: Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Joseph Abken introduces the 2023 Slow Flowers Summit Host Venue appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-12-2141 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 589: Bellevue Botanical Garden’s Joseph Abken introduces the 2023 Slow Flowers Summit Host Venuehttps://youtu.be/I35wuc__L_A Hello again and welcome back to the Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing, This is Episode 589 This is the weekly podcast about Slow Flowers and the people who grow and design with them. It's all about making a conscious choice and I invite you to join the conversation and the creative community as we discuss the vital topics of saving our domestic flower farms and supporting a floral industry that relies on a safe, seasonal and local supply of flowers and foliage. The Perennial Borders at Bellevue Botanical Garden On December 1st we...

2022-12-2141 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 588: Meet Lourdes Still of Masagana Flower Farm in Manitoba – Experience Guide, Flower Grower and Natural Dyerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVviPc2Ei_0 A few weeks ago, we had a virtual visit to the big Island of Hawaii to meet farmer-florist Christian Ingalls of Daisy Dukes Flower Farm. Today, we're journeying to the Canadian province of Manitoba, where it's quite the opposite, weather-wise. But you'll be warmed by my guest's positive energy and inspiring story! Lourdes Still of Masagana Flower Farm You may remember meeting Lourdes Still of Masagana Flower Farm and Tinta Studio during our March 2021 Slow Flowers member meeting - the theme was Diving into Dye Plants, and Lourdes was one of three...

2022-12-1444 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 587: Walking the Talk: Unpacking the Slow Flowers Manifesto and putting our six values into practice for your floral enterprisehttps://youtu.be/yYVe034KhRM Today, I want to share a bonus episode with you -- an updated lecture originally created for the FREESIA Summit, held in September 2022. FREESIA is an acronym for Florists Recognizing Environmental & Eco-Sustainable Ideas & Applications and the online conference was produced by Hitomi Gilliam and Colin Gilliam. The presentation is called "Walking the talk" and it examines our Slow Flowers' values and concepts and discusses how our members are putting them into practice. In this episode, I'll introduce you to several Slow Flowers Society members and highlight their stories. You can have all the theory you...

2022-12-0736 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 586: Flower farming on Hawaii’s Big Island with Christian Ingalls of Daisy Dukes Flower Farmhttps://youtu.be/_dTAB6O0csI It's dreary and cold in many parts of North America, so I've invited farmer-florist Christian Ingalls of Daisy Dukes Flower Farm to warm us up and share her taste of the tropics with us today. But rather than tropical flowers, we're in for a treat as Christian teaches us about growing temperate flowers on the Big Island of Hawaii. Her floral enterprise, Daisy Dukes Flower Farm is located in Papaaloa, home to a menagerie of animals, fruit trees and lots of flowers. Daisy Dukes Flower Farm produces temperate annuals, perennials, flowering bulbs, and herb...

2022-11-3044 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 585: Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall of Jello Mold Farm on the 10-year publication anniversary of The 50 Mile Bouquethttps://youtu.be/7ROKj8OnvVM When it was published in 2012, The 50 Mile Bouquet was the first book to spotlight a major cultural shift and a transformation around how cut flowers are grown, designed and consumed, closely mirroring the culinary world's locavore/slow food revolution. Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall, photographed by Mary Grace Long (c) September 2012 at Jello Mold Farm in Mt. Vernon, Washington. (c) Mary Grace Long One decade ago, the floral industry was just beginning to ask for changes, seeking alternatives to imported, mass-produced and chemical-laden flowers. The 50 Mile Bouquet introduced some of the innovative voices of the...

2022-11-2352 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 570: A visit to Blossom & Branch, Briana Bosch’s Colorado Flower Farmhttps://youtu.be/jf71Jbh38e0 My guest today is Colorado-based flower farmer and educator Briana Bosch. We recently met in person when Briana attended the Slow Flowers Summit and I've been wanting to host her on the show - so we finally got this conversation on the calendar to share with you. Just a little bit of background: Armed with an MBA from the University of California, Briana established Blossom & Branch in 2019 with her husband. As she writes on the Blossom & Branch website: ". . . cubicle life has just never been a fit for me. Farming runs in my blood: I am...

2022-08-1044 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 565: Petals and Alpacas at Gholson Gardens in Walla Walla, Washington (Encore Edition)Greetings, friends. Here at the Slow Flowers Society, we have experienced a whirlwind several weeks, including producing our fifth and largest Slow Flowers Summit conference ever, celebrating American Flowers Week, and publishing our debut Summer issue of our Slow Flowers Journal e-zine quarterly. Add to that 10 days of me traveling away from home and […] The post Episode 565: Petals and Alpacas at Gholson Gardens in Walla Walla, Washington (Encore Edition) appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-07-0642 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 562: Susan McLeary shares her large-scale, foam-free, floral design installation techniques at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit (encore presentation)We are closing in on the 2022 Slow Flowers Summit, taking place June 26-28th in Westchester County New York – at two venues, the Red Barn at Maple Grove Farm in Bedford and at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. You’ve met almost all of our speakers here on the Slow […] The post Episode 562: Susan McLeary shares her large-scale, foam-free, floral design installation techniques at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit (encore presentation) appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-06-151h 01

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 554: A garden and studio tour with Lorene Edwards Forkner, sharing her new book “Color In and Out of the Garden”The tagline for today’s episode should be “how to see nature’s palette in deeper, more meaningful ways,” because that’s the lesson Lorene Edwards Forkner wants to share with everyone. As many of you know, Lorene is a dear friend and inspiration to me in all things horticulture. She is an author, artist, and speaker; you […] The post Episode 554: A garden and studio tour with Lorene Edwards Forkner, sharing her new book “Color In and Out of the Garden” appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-04-2041 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 553: Hitomi Gilliam and Gregor Lersch present the FREESIA Challenge, a new focus on Sustainable Floral Design EducationI’m very excited about today’s conversation. My guests are Hitomi Gilliam and Gregor Lersch, renowned international floral design educators who have just launched a new endeavor called the FREESIA Challenge. You’ll have to listen closely to learn what the FREESIA acronym represents! It’s an initiative to engage florists, and especially floral educators, to motivate the […] The post Episode 553: Hitomi Gilliam and Gregor Lersch present the FREESIA Challenge, a new focus on Sustainable Floral Design Education appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-04-1358 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 552 (Part Two): Eva Leach, on songwriting as an expression of female empowermentWelcome to Part Two of the Slow Flowers Podcast, Episode 522, a special bonus conversation with singer-songwriter Eva Leach. I’m honored that she’s sharing her new original music with us. If you’ve attended Holly Chapple’s Flowerstock Festival, you’ve already been treated to live performances by Eva and her frequent collaborator (and brother) Nathan Leach. Nathan & Eva […] The post Episode 552 (Part Two): Eva Leach, on songwriting as an expression of female empowerment appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-04-1024 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 552 (Part One): Teresa Rao of Belle Pétale designs with local flowers, floriography and French inspirationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0LeQEdkwWs Today, I have two interviews and this is Part One. First up, a delightful mother-daughter design duo shares their story. Owner of Belle Pétale, a Seattle-based studio, Teresa Rao is an avid gardener and flower lover who in 2020 transitioned from a 16-year corporate training career to floristry. She has based her boutique design studio at home, where she can clip foliage and blooms from her garden while also parenting Priya, her eight-year-old daughter. Teresa Rao (left), with her daughter Priya (center), and Debra Prinzing (right) The studio name, Belle Pétale, co...

2022-04-0738 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 551: Riz Reyes shares his first book: GROW, A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow ThemIt’s Spring, so it’s garden book season, of course. Last week, you met Teresa J. Speight, author of Black Flora. Today, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Riz Reyes of RHR Horticulture, a longtime Slow Flowers member and friend who has authored his first book for young readers and their families. GROW: A Family […] The post Episode 551: Riz Reyes shares his first book: GROW, A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-03-3045 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowersIn mid-January, I was invited to a virtual launch of an ambitious, new, consumer-focused flower promotional brand called That Flower Feeling. The invitation came from CalFlowers, the floral trade association most widely known for providing its members with the lowest FedEx shipping discounts and negotiated discounts through other ground and air channels across the U.S. […] The post Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-03-091h 06

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowersIn mid-January, I was invited to a virtual launch of an ambitious, new, consumer-focused flower promotional brand called That Flower Feeling. The invitation came from CalFlowers, the floral trade association most widely known for providing its members with the lowest FedEx shipping discounts and negotiated discounts through other ground and air channels across the U.S. […] The post Episode 548: Flowers – Self Care Made Easy, and more about the new flower promotion campaign with Steve Dionne of CalFlowers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-03-091h 06

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 544: Growing Nursery Customers with a Flower Shop and Cutting Garden Program, with Jen Healy of J&B Garden Center in Albany, OregonToday, we’re sharing more insight about one of the themes of the 2022 Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast, released last month. Our second insight is Plant Your Own Bouquet and today’s guest, Jen Healy, is one of the people who helped me realize this important shift in the marketplace. When Jen first joined […] The post Episode 544: Growing Nursery Customers with a Flower Shop and Cutting Garden Program, with Jen Healy of J&B Garden Center in Albany, Oregon appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2022-02-091h 02

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 542: Welcome to 2022 and the Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast with Debra Prinzing and Bloom Imprint’s Robin Avnihttps://youtu.be/qf9WxhFUE48 It's great to be here today to share our 8th consecutive floral forecast for the Slow Flowers community. The audio you'll hear was recorded during our Monthly Member Meet up on January 14th and those who attended got an early, sneak peek at the report. We recorded the session and I'm sharing the edited version with you today. This report has become an important gauge for our members, as well as for the greater floral marketplace and business media, as we evaluate prevailing cultural shifts, notable changes, and breakout ideas influencing flower farming, floral design a...

2022-01-261h 02

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 537: Meet Melissa Mercado-Denke of Seattle’s Campanula Design Studio and learn about her unique and seasonal gifting programWe are continuing December’s series of studio tours with holiday decor demonstrations with a visit to Seattle florist Melissa Mercado-Denke of Campanula Design Studio. We’ll be discussing how she differentiates her floral business with a gifting component and she’ll show us a few of her designs for the holidays. Melissa is the Founder and Creative […] The post Episode 537: Meet Melissa Mercado-Denke of Seattle’s Campanula Design Studio and learn about her unique and seasonal gifting program appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-12-2244 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 537: Meet Melissa Mercado-Denke of Seattle’s Campanula Design Studio and learn about her unique and seasonal gifting programhttps://youtu.be/B5G1K5IWJJM We are continuing December's series of studio tours with holiday decor demonstrations with a visit to Seattle florist Melissa Mercado-Denke of Campanula Design Studio. We'll be discussing how she differentiates her floral business with a gifting component and she'll show us a few of her designs for the holidays. Campanula Design Studio floral design (left); Melissa Mercado-Denke (right) (c) Missy Palacol Photography Melissa is the Founder and Creative Director of Campanula Design Studio. With a degree in accounting and business administration, Melissa started her floral career not as a designer but as the...

2021-12-2244 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 535: Where She Blooms – Lori Poliski of Flori LLC designs a 100% compostable holiday wreath from her charming studioThank you so much for joining us today! It’s the first week of December and time to put away all the pumpkin and harvest decor aside and think about the floral palette for our winter holidays. I’m so happy to introduce you to Lori Poliski of Flori LLC, a Slow Flowers member whose design studio […] The post Episode 535: Where She Blooms – Lori Poliski of Flori LLC designs a 100% compostable holiday wreath from her charming studio appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-12-0853 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 532 Managing growth as a sole-proprietor with farmer-florist Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and FlowersWhy is it that we’re supposedly moving into our quieter, perhaps dormant season, but we are doing everything but resting?! I don’t think I’m alone in this feeling, and I wanted to discuss it with you, and bring today’s guest into the conversation. Please meet Sarah Wagstaff, of SUOT Farm and Flowers, based in Burlington, […] The post Episode 532 Managing growth as a sole-proprietor with farmer-florist Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and Flowers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-11-1741 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 527: Grow. Design. Teach. How Sweet Earth Co.’s Xenia D’Ambrosi fine-tuned her brand message with three essential wordshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nICvbZxTo2k I've just returned from a short trip to New York City and Brooklyn, one of the highlights of which included my spending two days in the lower Hudson Valley doing some pre-planning for the 2022 Slow Flowers Summit! Xenia D'Ambrosi and Debra Prinzing at Sweet Earth Co. Of course I spent time at our venue for 2022, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, in Pocantico Hills, New York . . . and I'll share much more about that in the coming weeks. But I also had a fantastic visit to Sweet Earth Co., located in Pound...

2021-10-1322 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 520: Visit Kris Bennett, gardener-florist at Bennett Botanical Garden and KRISanthemums in Hermiston, OregonToday, we visit the gardens and workshop of longtime Slow Flowers member Kris Bennett of KRISanthemums, a full-service floral design studio that is situated at Bennett Botanical Gardens, Kris’s five-acre garden and wedding venue in Eastern Oregon. I’ve finally placed Hermiston on the map — it’s close to Walla Walla, Washington and Pendleton Oregon — […] The post Episode 520: Visit Kris Bennett, gardener-florist at Bennett Botanical Garden and KRISanthemums in Hermiston, Oregon appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-08-2540 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 519: A Bloom-Filled visit to floral icon Françoise Weeks’ studio and to Sid Anna Sherwood’s flower farmToday, I’m thrilled to introduce Françoise Weeks and Sid Anna Sherwood. In celebration of our Slow Flowers Podcasts 8th anniversary, we launched our new, live-stream video format — calling it the Slow Flowers Show — with the goal of sharing the faces and voices of our members, as well as tours of their farms, their […] The post Episode 519: A Bloom-Filled visit to floral icon Françoise Weeks’ studio and to Sid Anna Sherwood’s flower farm appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-08-1842 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2In celebration of our Slow Flowers Podcast’s 8th anniversary, we launched our new, live-stream video format — calling it the Slow Flowers Show — with the goal of sharing the faces and voices of our members, as well as tours of their farms, their shops and their studios — and most of all, their flowers […] The post Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2 appeared first on Debra Prinzing.

2021-08-1149 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2In celebration of our Slow Flowers Podcast’s 8th anniversary, we launched our new, live-stream video format — calling it the Slow Flowers Show — with the goal of sharing the faces and voices of our members, as well as tours of their farms, their shops and their studios — and most of all, their flowers […] The post Episode 518 Kiara Hancock of K. Hancock Events and HBO’s Full Bloom Season 2 appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-08-1149 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 516: A conversation about the Slow Flowers Movement with Daniel Hartz of the Sustainability Champions Podcasthttps://youtu.be/o9vPCvrSjjI Today's conversation was originally broadcast in late May by "Sustainability Champions," an investigative podcast series made for the environmental stewards of the world, produced and hosted by Daniel Hartz. The series defines Sustainability as "the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance" and Champion as "one who supports or defends a cause." We can all get behind that, right? Host and founder of Sustainability Champions, Daniel Hartz is an American based in London. He started Sustainability Champions to showcase people around the world working hard to heal the p...

2021-07-281h 01

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 514: All about growing and breeding dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz DahliasKristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias with 'KA's Khaleesi' Of course you've heard me talk about my road trip to California in late June for the 4th Slow Flowers Summit. A few days before the Summit took place, I was treated to a morning visit at Santa Cruz Dahlias, the micro- flower farm owned by award-winning dahlia breeder Kristine Albrecht, a Slow Flowers member. I'd been wanting to learn more about Kristine's work as a flower farmer whose curiosity about breeding has led to incredibly unique - new - named cultivars, a devoted following among cut flower farmers, and now...

2021-07-1453 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 513: On “Growing Wonder,” garden roses for floral design with Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + FlowerToday's guest is Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm + Flower (c) Jill Carmel Photography June was a super-busy and invigorating month and I have lots to share with you! I'm recording the intro to today's episode on July 5th. Yesterday, my husband and I arrived back in Seattle after driving home from the SF Bay Area, my car filled with Slow Flowers Summit supplies; my heart filled with love for our amazing community of members, supporters, sponsors, partners -- and especially the small but mighty Slow Flowers team of creatives who work with me. Oh, and my mind spinning with ideas...

2021-07-0749 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’ConnorOver the past year, you’ve heard from many of the panelists and personalities scheduled to present at the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, scheduled for June 28-30, which is right around the corner. And today, I’m bringing you straight to our Summit destination, Filoli Historic House & Garden based in Woodside, California, where we will gather […] The post Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’Connor appeared first on Debra Prinzing.

2021-06-0946 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’ConnorOver the past year, you’ve heard from many of the panelists and personalities scheduled to present at the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, scheduled for June 28-30, which is right around the corner. And today, I’m bringing you straight to our Summit destination, Filoli Historic House & Garden based in Woodside, California, where we will gather […] The post Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’Connor appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-06-0946 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 509: From Cutting Gardens to Flowers for the Home, a Conversation with the Horticulture Team at Filoli Historic House & Garden, Jim Salyards, Kate Nowell and Haley O’ConnorThe Wedding Garden at Filoli Historic House & Garden (c) Gretchine Nievarez Over the past year, you've heard from many of the panelists and personalities scheduled to present at the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, scheduled for June 28-30, which is right around the corner. And today, I'm bringing you straight to our Summit destination, Filoli Historic House & Garden based in Woodside, California, where we will gather for the first two days of the conference. Filoli's remarkable Georgian Revival architecture (c) Gretchine Nievarez I am so excited for the opportunity Summit attendees, speakers, sponsors and guests will enjoy as we immerse ourselves i...

2021-06-0946 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the SoilToday, we continue our series to highlight the talented speaker lineup for the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, taking place June 28th-30th at Filoli Historic House & Garden in Woodside, California, with an extended conversation I’m excited to share with you. Please meet Abra Lee, horticulturist, author, speaker and founder of the media platform called Conquer […] The post Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the Soil appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-06-0248 min

Playfulness Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the SoilToday, we continue our series to highlight the talented speaker lineup for the upcoming Slow Flowers Summit, taking place June 28th-30th at Filoli Historic House & Garden in Woodside, California, with an extended conversation I’m excited to share with you. Please meet Abra Lee, horticulturist, author, speaker and founder of the media platform called Conquer […] The post Episode 508: Horticulture, pop culture and Black American floral legends with Abra Lee of Conquer the Soil appeared first on Debra Prinzing.

2021-06-0248 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 507: Slow Flowers Summit Preview with Kellee Matsushita-Tseng and Emily Saeger on Sustainable Farming x Floral DesignThe Slow Flowers Summit is one month away -- it's really impossible to believe as I speak that sentence, especially after having to postpone the 2020 Summit, which would have been our fourth consecutive year holding a live, in-person gathering to celebrate Slow Flowers Society and American Flowers Week. Our fabulous speaker lineup includes (top row), Susan McLeary, Emily Saeger, Molly Culver; (middle row), Kellee Matsushita-Tseng, Lorene Edwards Forkner, Max Gill; (bottom row), Abra Lee, Pilar Zuniga, Jennifer Jewell + our host, Slow Flowers Society’s Debra Prinzing Alas, as each of you knows, little took place last year. However, as we en...

2021-05-2643 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 504 A Conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of public radio’s Cultivating Place and capstone presenter at the 2021 Slow Flowers SummitJennifer Jewell, author, radio host and garden advocate I'm delighted to welcome back return guest Jennifer Jewell to the Slow Flowers Podcast for our lovely, wide-ranging conversation about what defines a garden, where those gardens are, who are the gardeners who tend to them and how we are both emerging from 2020 with a much clearer understanding of the roles women play in making the earth a better, safer, more inclusive and accessible place for all. Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of "Cultivating Place: Conversations on the Natural World and the Human Impulse to Garden" Here's a bit more about Jennifer...

2021-05-0548 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 504 A Conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of public radio’s Cultivating Place and capstone presenter at the 2021 Slow Flowers SummitI’m delighted to welcome back return guest Jennifer Jewell to the Slow Flowers Podcast for our lovely, wide-ranging conversation about what defines a garden, where those gardens are, who are the gardeners who tend to them and how we are both emerging from 2020 with a much clearer understanding of the roles women play in […] The post Episode 504 A Conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of public radio’s Cultivating Place and capstone presenter at the 2021 Slow Flowers Summit appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-05-0548 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 501: The Wild Mother of Oklahoma City, on floral art, activism and storytelling. Meet floral siblings Lauren Palmer, Leah Palmer and Callie PalmerToday, I have a very special episode for you and I’m thrilled to share it! Please meet the three siblings who together are called The Wild Mother: Leah Palmer, Lauren Palmer and Callie Palmer. They are based in Oklahoma City and call their enterprise a Creative Studio, which encompasses their tagline “More than Just Flowers.” […] The post Episode 501: The Wild Mother of Oklahoma City, on floral art, activism and storytelling. Meet floral siblings Lauren Palmer, Leah Palmer and Callie Palmer appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-04-141h 00

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 500: Celebrating Episode 500 and the publication of Where We Bloom, with BLOOM Imprint’s Robin Avni and designer Cynthia Zamaria of Toronto’s House & FlowerHere's the COVER with the book jacket flap fully opened to reveal Cynthia Zamaria's charming floral studio. (c) Robin Stubbert Welcome to a very special episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast -- Episode 500 -- in our weekly podcast series about Slow Flowers and the people who grow and design with them. Since we launched this special program in July 2013, I have regularly featured the voices of influencers, stylemakers, pioneers and heroes in the Slow Flowers Movement -- and today we celebrate an impressive milestone with Episode 500! Meet Cynthia Zamaria, looking so content in her creative space, featured in Where We...

2021-04-0754 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 500: Celebrating Episode 500 and the publication of Where We Bloom, with BLOOM Imprint’s Robin Avni and designer Cynthia Zamaria of Toronto’s House & FlowerWelcome to a very special episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast — Episode 500 — in our weekly podcast series about Slow Flowers and the people who grow and design with them. Since we launched this special program in July 2013, I have regularly featured the voices of influencers, stylemakers, pioneers and heroes in the […] The post Episode 500: Celebrating Episode 500 and the publication of Where We Bloom, with BLOOM Imprint’s Robin Avni and designer Cynthia Zamaria of Toronto’s House & Flower appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-04-0754 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 498: It’s a family affair with Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm and Hannah Rose Muller of Full Belly FloralHanna Rose Muller of Full Belly Floral (c) Sarah Ching Photograph Today's guest have been on my wish list to interview ever since we met in person at a Slow Flowers gathering in 2018, hosted by Scott Paris of High Hand Nursery, past guest of this podcast. Please meet Dru Rivers, co-founder of Full Belly Farm, one of the first certified organic farms in California, and her daughter Hannah Rose Muller, who created their sister venture Full Belly Floral. They are based in Guinda, in Northern California's Capay Valley. Full Belly is committed to fostering sustainability on all levels, from fertility...

2021-03-2448 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 497: Meet Jill Brooke, floral journalist and creator of Flower Power DailyA quick note for you garden-lovers! We are giving away five virtual tickets to the Great Grow Along, a new, three-day, virtual gardening festival taking place this weekend, March 19-21 – online, of course. The Great Grow Along features more than 40 sessions across six topic tracks and YOU might win a free ticket to […] The post Episode 497: Meet Jill Brooke, floral journalist and creator of Flower Power Daily appeared first on Debra Prinzing.

2021-03-171h 03

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 493: What is Fleurvana? Join Debra Prinzing’s Conversation with co-founders Shawn Michael Foley and Gina ThresherMy conversation with today's guests is helping me to turn my gaze to spring 2021, with a new version of the Fleurvana Online Summit, a multi-day online floral conference that Shawn Michael Foley and Gina Thresher debuted in August of 2020. I'll tell you more about them before we jump to the full episode, but first, the headlines: This is the third Fleurvana conference and the theme is "Regeneration and Sustainability," entirely fitting for a new year and a new season of growth. Fleurvana is dedicated to producing easy-to-obtain education in floral design, business, marketing and other creative topics. Launched with a...

2021-02-171h 05

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 492: For Beginning Flower Gardeners, a conversation with authors and podcasters Allison and Sean McManus of Spoken GardenGIVEAWAY Details Below — Share a Comment and Your Name Will Be Added to the Drawing for The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers I don’t know about you, but I’ve got spring gardening on my mind! The hellebores are already blooming; the daffodil bulbs are pushing out of the soil an inch or so. […] The post Episode 492: For Beginning Flower Gardeners, a conversation with authors and podcasters Allison and Sean McManus of Spoken Garden appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-02-1046 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 490: The launch of BLOOM Imprint, Slow Flowers’ new publishing venture, with co-founders Debra Prinzing and Robin AvniIt's a very exciting day for Slow Flowers and this episode is devoted to some BIG NEWS. I'm thrilled to tell you all about it! I've invited Robin Avni, past guest of this podcast, to join me as together we tell you all about our new collaboration -- the formation of a boutique book publishing project called BLOOM Imprint. Debra Prinzing (left) and Robin Avni (right) BLOOM Imprint emerges from our 15-year professional relationship and friendship. A decade ago, Robin and I collaborated with a talented group of women on a multi-year content and lifestyle consulting project, "Real Women, Real...

2021-01-2752 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 490: The launch of BLOOM Imprint, Slow Flowers’ new publishing venture, with co-founders Debra Prinzing and Robin AvniIt’s a very exciting day for Slow Flowers and this episode is devoted to some BIG NEWS. I’m thrilled to tell you all about it! I’ve invited Robin Avni, past guest of this podcast, to join me as together we tell you all about our new collaboration — the formation of a boutique book publishing […] The post Episode 490: The launch of BLOOM Imprint, Slow Flowers’ new publishing venture, with co-founders Debra Prinzing and Robin Avni appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-01-2752 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 487: Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast for 2021The Pursuit of Nature This Forecast began seven years ago in 2014 when I began documenting shifts and changes in the Slow Flowers Movement. I recently described the origins of this important exercise in my new online course, Taking Stock and Looking Ahead [P.S. follow this link to learn how you can take this free course […] The post Episode 487: Slow Flowers Floral Insights & Industry Forecast for 2021 appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2021-01-0652 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 486: Slow Flowers’ 2020 Year in ReviewWelcome to the final episode of the Slow Flowers Podcast for 2020. As I have done since the beginning of 2014, I'm turning the spotlight on our year of Slow Flowers. Next week, on January 6th, I'll bring you the annual report for our 2021 Slow Flowers' Floral Insights and Industry Forecast. Last year at this time, we celebrated a successful 2019 with more members, more participation and more Slow Flowers blooming in the marketplace. Speaking for myself, there was a definite feeling of anticipation in the air, as we turned the calendar to a new year and a new decade. We felt optimism...

2020-12-3025 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 485: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with floral designer-musician Remy Brault of Labellum Flowers and Nest of SevenIt’s that time again, Welcome to our annual Slow Flowers Holiday Music Special! I’m so happy today to bring you an audio gift of music. Please enjoy my conversation with Bozeman, Montana-based Remy Brault, who with her husband and partner Fred Brault own the contemporary floral boutique Labellum Flowers. The couple originally met through music and […] The post Episode 485: Slow Flowers’ Holiday Music Special with floral designer-musician Remy Brault of Labellum Flowers and Nest of Seven appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2020-12-2347 min

Entertainment Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 476: Extending the Season with a From-the-Farm Product Line, with Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, AlabamaToday’s guest, Natasha McCrary, and I first met when we started following one another on social media. Naming her business 1818 Farms was a brilliant move, because it’s kind of unforgettable. And her IG feed is filled with lots of charming images of flora and fauna — by fauna, I am specifically talking about the […] The post Episode 476: Extending the Season with a From-the-Farm Product Line, with Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, Alabama appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2020-10-2155 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 471: Lisa Fiore of Landscape Hub on the digital plant-selling platform that opens new sales channels for Slow Flowers growersAs many of you know, I was very active in horticulture circles as a home, garden and landscaping writer for nearly 20 years, long before I became obsessed with flower farming and floral design. Over the past decade, I have been completely immersed in founding, developing and nurturing the Slow Flowers Movement, which has been […] The post Episode 471: Lisa Fiore of Landscape Hub on the digital plant-selling platform that opens new sales channels for Slow Flowers growers appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2020-09-1648 min

Landscape Design Archives - Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing Episode 466: Black Sanctuary Gardens with Leslie Bennett of Oakland-based Pine House Edible GardensToday’s special guest returns to the Slow Flowers Podcast after her 2017 appearance. Leslie Bennett is an award-winning garden creator whose Pine House Edible Gardens designs and installs beautiful, productive edible landscapes that provide bountiful harvests of organic fruits, vegetables, cutting flowers and herbs — and that create space for more beauty, peace and connection […] The post Episode 466: Black Sanctuary Gardens with Leslie Bennett of Oakland-based Pine House Edible Gardens appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

2020-08-121h 11

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 465: High desert flower farming in Arizona with Aishah Lurry of Patagonia Flower FarmAishah Lurry grows cut flowers in Arizona's high desert town of Patagonia, just 25 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. All portrait and farm photography (c) Kayla Lewis-Simpson @kaylalewphotography Way back in February B.C. -- and by that I mean February, Before COVID -- a Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine editor named Carly Scholl reached out to request an interview. She sent an email and wrote: I'm working on a story for our upcoming April issue about local flower farms, and my research consequently led me to you and your "slow flowers" movement. Your information and research has certainly...

2020-08-0550 min

Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 457: American Flowers Week, Botanical Couture and Dahlia Dresses with Sarah Pabody of Triple Wren FarmsAn apricot-hued dahlia frock designed by Sarah Pabody of Triple Wren Farms (c) Katherine Buttrey A Message from Debra Prinzing: Thanks so much for joining today's conversation. Like me, I know you've experienced the healing role that flowers can play in our lives. And if you come from a position of white privilege, like me, I hope you've been watching, listening and educating yourselves over the past two weeks as we take stock of the reality that we've ignored systemic racism for too long and we must speak out against injustice. I also believe as a white woman, I need...

2020-06-1052 min