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The Flower Podcast — 299 episodes

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Grit, Growth, and the Real Work Behind Flower Farming with Lyndsay Biehl-Mercer and Shannon Allen

2

Using Beneficial Insects in Cut Flower Production with Erik van der Sluys

3

Rethinking Growth with Lindsey Mizock of Pompelmo Floral

4

The Science and Art of Plant Breeding with Dr. Keith Hammett

5

Starting Fresh with Galena Berkompas, Micro Flower Farm

6

What Is Your Most Important Tool: Madeline Hooper of Gardenfit

7

Planning for Profit with Jenny Marks, Trademarks Flower Farm

8

Fleurs de Villes: Celebrating Floral Artistry and Opportunity with Tina Barkley

9

Seed Talk: Planning, Planting, and Cool Flowers at The Gardener's Workshop with Layne Angelo and Lisa Mason Ziegler

10

Weekly Blooms, Steady Profits, with Franceska McCaughan, The Hotel Florist®

11

The Seeds We Save, The Blooms We Shape: Inside Dawn Creek Farm

12

Floristry with Heart and Purpose: Carole Patilla of Tuckshop Flowers and The Farewell Flowers Directory

13

Authenticity: The Florist's Path to Confidence, Clarity, and Community with Elizabeth Hodges, Philo Floral

14

Building Your Best Farm: Adrianne Gammie of Marilla Field and Flora

15

Standards in Cut Flower Production: Diane Szukovathy of Jello Mold Farm

16

Being the Face of Your Farm: Nicole Pitt, Flower Hill Farm

17

Design, Relationships, and Giving Back: Pili Fuentes's Floral Story

18

Streamlining and Growing Your Flower Business with Niki Irving

19

Using Rooted Farmers to Track Trends, Sales, and More: A Database Goldmine

20

Flowering Without Fear: The Florista, Meg Hutchinson

21

Christmas Special: Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" 2025

22

Selling to a Wholesaler: No Till Flowers with Scott Shepherd

23

Bailey's Back: Flowers, Trends, and the Garden Club Plants Launch at Farmer Bailey

24

Finding Your MVP with Ashley Fox of Ashley Fox Designs

25

Finding the Gaps in Your Flower Market with Eleanor Lonardo / The Borrowed Garden

26

Sarah Winward: Creating Weddings That Reflect Nature

27

Looking Back and Moving Forward in Flower Farming with Lisa Mason Ziegler of The Gardener's Workshop

28

Selling to Florists with Sarah Jo Eversole of Everbloom Fields

29

Mindshift: Serving Not Selling with Charlotte Smith

30

Replay: Growing Dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias

31

Replay: Lights, Camera, Flower with Kimberlee Mitchell, Botanica Floral

32

Growing Your Flower Dream: Natalie Geehr of The Farmer Florist

33

Growing Sweet Peas with Marryn Mathis: The Farmhouse Flower Farm

34

Bringing Pansies Back with Brenna Estrada of Three Brothers Blooms

35

2019 Replay: Rick Davis of Amaryllis, Inc.

36

Finding the Wellspring Flower Farm in Monroe, Ga.

37

Italian Ranunculus, Anemones, and Tulip Bulb Update with Henk Onings with Onings America Part 2

38

Growing Lilies and More with Henk Onings of Onings America Part 1

39

Hawaiian Farmer Florists: Leandra Gollob/Daniel Mench of Cocolani Gardens

40

Growing in the Heat with Julia Keel, Full Keel Farm

41

Amelia's Flowers with Mattie Bush-Martin

42

Questions for a Floral Wholesaler: Scott Shepherd

43

Heather Cain: Family Life, Italian Ranunculus, and Petal Pink Flower Farm

44

Are You Using The Old Farmer's Almanac?

45

Replay: Get Back Up! Sandra Sigman of Les Fleurs

46

Pushing the Boundaries with Anna Jane Kocon of Little State Flower Company

47

Dundee Butcher: Paving the Future with Phoam Labs

48

The New Field Guide by Dr. Allan Armitage

49

The Future of Floristry: Rita Feldmann of The Sustainable Floristry Network

50

Hope, Healing, and Flowers: Brianne Womack with Fields of Grace Flower Farm

51

From Seed to Legacy: Hybridizing Dahlias with Steve and Sarah Pabody of Triple Wren Farms

52

2019 Replay with Françoise Weeks

53

Regenerative Flower Farming with Jennie Love of Love 'n Fresh Flowers

54

Sourcing Locally for Weddings with Kim Delgado of Mary Stuart Flowers

55

Sustainably Growing Sarracenia with Steve and Margo Galic of Fox Leaf Farm

56

Personalizing Success in Retail Floristry with Abby Chick

57

Exploring the World of Clematis with Alla Olkhovska of Linden Grove Gardens

58

Floret Originals: Farm-Bred Seeds with Erin Benzakein

59

Growing Peonies Starts with Great Roots: Walt Krukowski of Mountain Flower Farm

60

Be True to Yourself with Simon Lycett

61

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

62

Evergreens and Foliages for the Holiday's: FJ Trzuskowski with Continental Floral Greens

63

Flower Farming for Profit: Lennie Larkin with B-Side Farm

64

Connecting with Customers with Cathy Hillen-Rulloda

65

Update on the Van Gogh Fantasy Mix with Steve Kaufer of Sunflower Steve Flower Co.

66

Celebrating 35 Years of the ASCFG with Scott Shepherd

67

Growing Ilex for Florists: Lane DeVries with Sun Valley Floral Farms

68

Growing Heirloom Mums with Steve and Mandy O'Shea of 3 Porch Farm

69

Life in Bloom with J Schwanke

70

Learning All About Waxflower with Adrian Parsons of Helix Australia

71

Creating Forever Floral Designs with Bex Partridge of Botanical Tales

72

Becoming a Floral Entrepreneur With John Mark Sharpe

73

Creating a Special Place with Flowers: Nikki Bartley of Cross Street Flower Farm

74

Flowers, Venues, and More with Dawn Clark and Mary Coombs of A Garden Party

75

2022 Charlotte Smith: Having a Profital Mindset

76

Growing Flowers in Arizona with Shanti Rade of Whipstone Farm

77

Growing Roses for Your Local Florists: Lauren Uhlig of Florxeight

78

Finding Your Ideal Wedding Client with Dawn Weisberg of Tularosa Flowers

79

Growing Pansies and more with Brenna Estrada of Three Brothers Blooms

80

2021: Amy Marella of The Hidden Garden

81

Micro Flower Farming with Galena Berkompas

82

Dahlia Growing in the South: Erica Penn Fleur Paws Flower Farm

83

Growing Australian Wildflowers with Craig Scott of East Coast Wildflowers

84

Reaching Your Flower's Potential with Dennis Wheeler of Chrysal

85

Growing Phalaenopsis: Toine Overgaag with Westerlay Orchids

86

What's Up and Coming with Cut Flowers: Dr. Alicain Carlson with Syngenta Flowers

87

Building Your Dynamic Floral Team with Mandy Benoit of Trillium Floral Design

88

Specializing in Branches with Karl Vahrmeyer Jr with Green Park Nurseries

89

Floral Decor and SNL with Kim Kachougian, owner of Mac and the Mushroom

90

2022 Felicia Alvarez: Growing Garden Roses

91

Get Back Up! with Sandra Sigman of Les Fleurs

92

Growing Dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias

93

Pinterest Marketing with Jen Vazquez, Founder of Jen Vazquez Media

94

Learning, Growing, and Connecting with Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co.

95

Perseverance in Business with Carly Cylinder @theflowerchef

96

The Evolution of Weddings and Events with the David Beahm Experience

97

Rooted Farmers Pricing Tools and Trends with Amelia Ihlo and Kimby Decker

98

A Sweet Floral Life with Natasja Sadi of Cake Atelier Amsterdam

99

Adding Flowers to Veggies with Kimby Decker with Millsap Farm

100

Embracing Bulbs for Season Extension with Emily von Trapp

101

Floral Art for All: Teaching and Learning Floristry with Sue McLeary

102

Starting a Wedding Business with Alison Ellis

103

Creating a Mission Led Business with Megan Hurley

104

Enduring Loss with Holly Chapple

105

Making the Most of Your Flower Journey

106

Mum's the Word with Harmony Harvest Farm

107

Urban Flower Farming with Urban Buds: City Grown Flowers

108

Collectives and Cooperatives with Justine McFarland and Jill Shea

109

2019 Laura Dowling: Floral Diplomacy at the White House

110

Culture, Craftmanship, and Communication in Floristry with Dr. Solomon Leong AIFD

111

Knowing Your Market, with Dave Dowling

112

The World of Pumpkins with Eddie Gordon of Gordon Skagit Farms

113

Making a Fresh Start with Sustainability: Melanie Stapleton of Cecilia Fox

114

Sunflower Steve and His Rogue Sunflower

115

Studio Mondine's Amanda Luu: Having a Conversation with Nature

116

The Flower Farmers Superpowers

117

Asking for the Sale: Christi Lopez AIFD EMC

118

Growing A Luxury Brand with Jacin Fitzgerald

119

Knowing Your Why with Brenna Quan AIFD

120

Peas, Plugs, and Portugal with Bailey Hale of Ardelia Farms and Farmer Bailey

121

Deisgn with Your Heart with Ace Berry and Patience Pickner

122

Changing Lives Through Flowers with Quilen Blackwell

123

Talking Local Roses with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers

124

Lights, Camera, Flower with Kimberlee Mitchell, Botanica Floral

125

Dig In and Learn Your Land with Morgan Sharpe of Creekside Flower Farm

126

Diversifying Flower Farming with Mike and Shannon Farrell of Shamrock Farm

127

Utalizing Extension Resources with Dr. James DelPrince

128

Heartfelt Floristry with Gabriela Salazar of La Musa De Las Flores

129

A Legacy of Bearded Iris at Schreiner's Iris Gardens

130

Replay: Mother's Day Special

131

Learning How to Share Your Story with Christine Chitnis

132

Larger Than Life Florals with Carlos Franqui of Floratorium

133

Regenerative Flower Farming with Briana Bosch with Blossom and Branch Farm

134

2019 Maxine Owens: The Floral Journey

135

TJ McGrath: Everything Begins with a Conversation

136

Planning Simplified with Ryan O'Neil

137

Having a Profitable Mindset with Charlotte Smith

138

Creating a Flower Destination with Adam and Jenn O'Neal

139

Helping PepperHarrow Farm

140

Embrace Pricing, Profiting, Boundaries, and the Sales Process with Alison Ellis

141

Round Table Chat with Rooted Farmers

142

Growing Garden Roses with Felicia Alvarez

143

Know Your Florist with Antonio Valente

144

Inspiring Designs Begin with Beautiful Flowers with Semia Dunne

145

Jessica Aguilera: The Flower Farm Collective, Australia

146

Kelsea Olivia: Beauty and Purpose

147

Sustainable Foraging and More with Becky Feasby

148

Farming Business Basics with Georgia Monroe

149

BloomTV's Introduction by Monica Michelle

150

2019 Shane Connolly: Royal Weddings, Flower Meanings, and Foam Free Designs

151

Developing Relationships Between Farmers and Wholesalers with Gretel and Steve Adams

152

Greenhouses, High tunnels, and more with Steve and Gretel Adams: Sunny Meadows Flower Farm

153

Alicia Rico with Bows and Arrows: Staffing, Substiutions, and Sourcing

154

Learning About Flower Breeding with Dr. Rick Grazzini

155

Growing Bulbs with Val Schirmer

156

Setting Boundaries and More with Jenn Sanchez

157

Floral Educator and Legend, Phil Rulloda

158

Naturally Dried Flowers and More with Charles LIttle and Company

159

Exploring Botanical Art with Kristen Alpaugh

160

Dave Dowling: Helping Flower Farmers!

161

Creating Multiple Streams of Income with Amy Marella

162

Innovations in Cut Flower Farming

163

Trends in Floristry with Jackie Lacey AIFD

164

Texas Flower Farming Pioneers: Frank and Pamela Arnosky

165

How to find your style with Jean-Pascal Lemire

166

Celebrating and Connecting with You!

167

Alaska Grown Peonies with Martha Lojewski

168

Meet Full Bloom Contestant Canaan Marshall

169

Hitomi Gilliam Asks the Questions

170

Clubhouse Chat with Gratetful Gardeners

171

Triple Wren Farms Replay!

172

Flowers Through the Eyes of Max Gill

173

Growing Flowers and Friendships

174

International Women's Day Clubhouse Meet-Up

175

For the Love of Eucalyptus: Ed Coughlin, Southern Eucs

176

Pollen: A Very Special Flower Shop

177

Sean Low, Learning How to Sell Wonderland

178

Sustainable Floral Practices from Tin Can Studios

179

Ponderosa and Thyme Replay with Katie Davis

180

Flower Farming with Janis Harris of Harris Flower Farm

181

How to Sell Local Flowers with Amelia Ihlo of Rooted Farmers

182

Pop-UP Shops and More with Phebe Robinson-Higgins

183

Combining Culture and Floral Artistry with Leopoldo Gomez

184

Extending Your Season with Melanie Harrington of Dahlia May Flower Farm

185

Shane Connolly and the Life of Constance Spry

186

A Taste of Paradise with Eric Tanouye, Green Point Nurseries

187

Adrienne Ryser and Her 100 Year Old Flower Shop, L'Arrosoir

188

Matthew Landers: How to Establish Your Brand

189

Bonus: Flower Class with Joseph Massie

190

Georgia Monroe: Pivoting and Scaling the Flower Farm

191

Emily Avenson: Harmonizing Art and Nature

192

Shean Strong - Growing Instagram Engagement and More!

193

2020 in Review with Scott Shepherd

194

Growing Kindness One Stem at a Time with Deanna Kitchen

195

Finding the Silver Linings with Paulina Nieliwocki of Blue Jasmine Floral

196

Bonus: Bottling the Beauty of Grace Rose Farm

197

Growing Flowers and Followers with Kara Jamison of Blooming Joy Flower Co.

198

The Floral Coach™️ Amy Balsters

199

How To Be More Profitable with Tim Huckabee of FloralStrategies

200

Sourcing Local Flowers with Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers

201

Sustainable and No-Till Farming with Jonathan Leiss of Spring Forth Farm

202

Spreading Joy Not Germs with Primary Petals

203

FlowerSchool New York Bonus Episode with Calvert Crary

204

Starting Your Floral Business with Sue Prutting

205

From Florist to Luxury Events with Mandy Majerik of HotHouse Design Studio

206

Growing Your Business with Sweet Root Village

207

Flower Farming with Lisa Mason Ziegler of The Gardener's Workshop

208

Social Media Strategies and Marketing with Jamie Jamison

209

"Dreams Only Remain Dreams as Long as You are Afraid", Kiana Underwood of Tulipina

210

La Musa de las Flores, The Story of Gabriela Salazar

211

The Boy Who Cried Flowers, Anthony Maslo

212

Covid Special: Event Planning with Alison Ellis

213

How to Grow Your Business and Extend Your Season with Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms

214

Exercising Creativity with Jenny Thomasson

215

Sourcing Flowers with Joost Bongaerts of Florabundance

216

Ariella Chezar: The World Needs Beauty

217

Joy Proctor with Bonus Episode

218

Finding Inspiration with Putnam and Putnam

219

Pricing, Budgets, and Profit Goals with Alison Ellis

220

Flower Farming Through a Pandemic with Jennie Love of Love 'N Fresh Flowers

221

Developing Confidence with Joe Massie

222

Spoken From the Heart...Steve Moore

223

Sarah Campbell and Jordan Marx from The Big Flower Fight

224

The World of Alaska Peonies with Martha Lojewski

225

Connecting with Your Clients with Mindy Rice

226

Floret Flower's Erin Benzakein

227

Digging into the Business of Flower Farming with Triple Wren Farms

228

Sam Jacobson of Ideaction Consulting

229

Rose Grower: Gracie Poulson of Grace Rose Farm

230

Understanding Your Season with Katie Davis of Ponderosa and Thyme

231

Adapting Through Adversity with Steve Moore of Sinclair and Moore

232

Photography for Florists with Kim Branagan

233

Hitomi Gilliam: Celebrate, Elevate, and Educate

234

Spreading Kindness with Flowers

235

Bonus! Cultivated: The Elements of Floral Style with Christin Geall

236

COVID-19 Update with Patrick Dahlson of Mayesh and Ian Prosser of Botanica

237

Tom De Houwer: Designer, Mentor, and Educator

238

Flower Farming with Georgia Monroe of Basecamp Farms

239

Bonus! The Art of Wearable Flowers with Susan McLeary

240

Kelly Shore: Sourcing American Grown Flowers

241

Alison Ellis: Sharing Real Flower Business Lessons

242

A Year in Flowers with Erin Benzakein of Floret 2020

243

Wedding Photography with Jose Villa

244

Styled Shoots and Marketing with The Flower Guy Bron

245

Bonus with Julie Tobi: Goals and Group Coaching

246

Details Flowers Software founder Corrine Heck

247

Designing for Happiness with Joy Proctor

248

Putnam and Putnam: Finding and Creating Inspiration

249

Highlights from 2019

250

Laura Dowling Bonus: Holiday Decor and More!

251

Joseph Massie: The Why's of Floral Design

252

Bart Hassam: Traveling the World With Flowers!

253

Holly Carlisle Owner of Rosegolden

254

The Flower Hat, Julio Freitas

255

Tobey Nelson: Sustainable Floristry

256

Business Tips from Sweet Root Village

257

Andrea Gagnon: Growing LynnVale Studios

258

Gabriela Salazar of La Musa de las Flores

259

Natchez Glen: Steve Mydelski's Story

260

Calvert Crary: FlowerSchool NY/LA

261

Isha Foss: Growing Your Business Through Relationships

262

Laura Dowling: Floral Diplomacy at the White House

263

Carly Jenkins: Flower Growing and Foraging

264

Thursd and The World of Floriculture

265

Holly Chapple and the "It Could Be You" Winners

266

Nia Bradley-Hobbs: Flowers to Fashion

267

Shane Connolly: Floral Passions

268

Amy Balsters: Teaching from the Heart

269

Emily Coulter: Falling in Love with Flowers

270

Nicole Schenkel-Zureikat with Rox and Rose

271

Julie Tobi: Career and Life Coach

272

Christin Geall: Cultivates Inspritation

273

Emily Thompson: Embracing your Season

274

Paula Pryke, British Floral Legend

275

Hitomi Gilliam AIFD, Floral Artist and Educator

276

American Flowers Week and 3 Porch Farm

277

Susan Mcleary, Foam Free Design Bonus

278

Debra Prinzing: Slow Flowers and American Flowers Week

279

Dr. Allan Armitage, Horticulturist, Writer, and Traveler

280

Debbi Weiss, owner of Dragonfly Floral Design

281

Françoise Weeks: Business, Social Media, and Her Passion for Nature

282

Diane Szukovathy, Jello Mold Farm, and Seattle Wholesale Growers Market

283

Mother's Day Special

284

Ian Prosser and Zoë Gallina with Botanica International Design & Decor Studio

285

Shane Connolly: Royal Weddings, Meanings of Flowers, and Foam Free Designing

286

Christy Hulsey with Colonial House of Flowers

287

Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs and Bella Fiori

288

Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat, Designer, Farmer, and Teacher

289

Bart Hassam, World Cup Champion 2019

290

Holly and Alex Chapple: New Online Course and other Updates

291

JJ's Flower Truck, with Sarah Rice

292

Joyce Mason-Monheim: Floral Educator and Artisan

293

Rick Davis with Amaryllis Floral and Event Designs

294

Susan McLeary: Her Passion with Flowers

295

The Story Behind Rose Story Farm

296

Hitomi Gilliam: Floral Artist and Educator

297

Sarah Campbell with Intrigue Designs

298

Maxine Owens: Weddings and so much more!!

299

British Legend Paula Pryke