Ep. 14 "The Magic of Flowers" with Deborah & Gus De La Flor

Send us Fan MailThe Fat Guys are back with another fresh episode.  In this episode, we wanted to focus on a florist and the current ups and downs of running a flower shop and garden center.  So we asked our friend and world-famous floral artist, Deborah De La Flor, AIFD, PFCI to join us.  Together with her husband, Gus, they run De La Flor Florist & Gardens in Cooper City, FL,  a family-owned and operated Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center.  Deborah is one of America's premier floral artists, and enjoys worldwide acclaim as one of the finest floral designers in the industry. She is constantly in demand, as she travels across the globe giving design demonstrations and educational seminars, sharing her talents and creating floral trends.  Today she brings her fun spirit and passion for flowers the Fat Guys podcast.Episode Chapters:IntroCanadian Kalanchoe  - 3:27Deb's Backstory - 6:18Flower Passion - 23:32Trade Shows - 33:27Deb's Sales Tactics - 34:50Getting Hit with Covid - 37:20De La Flor Gardens - 44:16Florida State Floral Association - 47:12Encouraging the Youth -  55:22Going Global & Helping the Community- 1:00:35The Magic Of Flowers - 1:13:41Outro - 1:17:31