Slow Flowers Podcast

Slow Flowers Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 718: The Flower Farmers, with co-authors Robin Avni and Debra Prinzing; plus a bonus interview with Daniel Sparler, the book’s horticulture editor
May 28, 2025

https://youtu.be/BdnRayT0M2A?si=PQVfp6yMUSJD7n42 The Flower Farmers has been in the works for two years, as my co-author and the books creative director Robin Avni and I have poured our storytell

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 business
May 21, 2025

https://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 keepin

Episode 716: More than a side hustle, flower farming and floral design with Marly Surena-Llorens of Fenimore & Rutland
May 14, 2025

https://youtu.be/uGRgC8rjB_U?si=ucehNezGBXce9kuX Marly Surena-Llorens was born and raised in the U.S., but her Haitian mothers stories of tropical gardens filled with palms, crotons, and bougainv

Episode 715: From Farmers’ Market to Elevated Retail, with Abby Matson of Diddle and Zen and Julie Rémy of Fleuris Orchard and Blooms
May 07, 2025

https://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

Episode 714: An inspiring conversation with Frances Palmer, ceramic artist, photographer, flower gardener, and author of Life With Flowers
April 30, 2025

https://youtu.be/2G-OjAkuVJY?si=lijpFSK8vvnkJW6L Renowned potter Frances Palmer has spent decades creating art that has enchanted designers and artists around the world. But there is another vibra

Episode 713: Sydney Fee of Fee, Fi, Fo Farm on how her sustainable hospitality and tourism background supports her farmer-florist enterprise
April 23, 2025

https://youtu.be/ILIsMQVb0xs?si=apa9xNGFjmMBb6gq Im always so inspired by the paths taken by our Slow Flowers Members to create their floral endeavors and todays guest has a fabulous back-story,

Episode 712: Growing and Designing with Hellebores. Meet our Hellebore Experts, Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall of Jello Mold Farm and Rizaniño “Riz” Reyes of RHR Horticulture
April 16, 2025

https://youtu.be/02kn4dOI2tg?si=M1TUm5AjdtUwbr_z Just in time for gardening and farming season, Im thrilled to introduce you to The Flower Farmers,my new book co-authored with longtime collabora

Episode 711: Flower farming as a second career with environmental educator Amy Brodbeck Linhart of Humming Harvest Farm
April 09, 2025

https://youtu.be/AMujMVQSGkM?si=2ZjthEzgpVZzdUH_ Its early in the season, but Amy Linhart already has been harvesting from her crop of 13,000 daffodils to supply her main wholesale customer, an u

Episode 710: Celebrating 100 years of California flower farming with Mike A. Mellano of Mellano & Co.
April 02, 2025

https://youtu.be/00GygVX1-oY?si=RNAkJecm0tqTCNyR The Southern California farm synonymous with breathtaking blooms and gorgeous flowers and foliage is celebrating its 100th year in business this ye

Episode 709: Diana Roy of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers on welcoming the 2025 International Protea Conference to their fields
March 26, 2025

https://youtu.be/JtAXk83WRGs?si=fOCKwJtSS5qZysiZ Lovers of Fynbos, the beautiful plants in the Proteacae family, will enjoy todays conversation with expert protea grower and long-time Slow Flower