Learning, Growing, and Connecting with Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co.
Release Date: 03/13/2023
Replay: Lights, Camera, Flower with Kimberlee Mitchell, Botanica Floral
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I’m in Ecuador this week so we’re replaying our episode with my guest Kimberlee Mitchell owner of Botanica Floral located in Atlanta, Ga. She has been a part of the floral community for over 20 years and has been fortunate to grow her business to include 5 star hotels and work within the film industry. Kimberlee has been working on many major films including the recently released new HBO movie of Father of the Bride as well as several TV series many of which can be found on Netflix. We had a great chat about how she buys her flowers for her hotels and movies, she also shares tips for...
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Growing Your Flower Dream: Natalie Geehr of The Farmer Florist
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My guest this week is Natalie Geehr and her business is theflowerfarmer.com located in Fresno, California. She grows in her backyard in addition to the 1/4 acre that she leases. Her big dream has allowed her to grow into doing weddings and events. Community has been an important part of her journey with growing flowers which let her to become one of the founding members of the San Joaquin Flower Collective that supplies local florists and shoppers with flowers that are grown in their own town. Learn more about Natalie Geehr and all of our past guests by visiting Subscribe on your favorite...
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Growing Sweet Peas with Marryn Mathis: The Farmhouse Flower Farm
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We’re excited to have Marryn Mathis from The Farmhouse Flower Farm on The Flower Podcast this week. She shares how she’s grown and adapted her business to work with her family schedule while maximizing her product reach. Dahlias and Sweet Peas have become two of her main crops. Today, with the launch of her new book, we’re diving into growing sweet peas again. Hopefully we cover some challenges that will help you with producing this iconic cut flower. Learn more about Marryn, plus all of our past guests by visiting Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. We are available on Apple...
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Bringing Pansies Back with Brenna Estrada of Three Brothers Blooms
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We're excited to share this NEW and second episode with Brenna Estrada!! Scroll below to connect with her page and listen to her first episode with The Flower Podcast. Home gardeners, flower farmers, and florists are always looking for flowers to help set them apart in their offerings and esthetics. My guest this week found her way to growing cut flowers eventually on Camano Island, Washington. Brenna Estrada and her business Three Brother Blooms takes pride in growing a wide variety of stunning, pollinator-friendly plants. She is passionate about growing several flowers, but especially...
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2019 Replay: Rick Davis of Amaryllis, Inc.
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Rick Davis of Amaryllis Design in Landover, Maryland is our guest this week on The Flower Podcast. Featured in publications such as Town & Country, Southern Accents, and listed as one of the Top Wedding Florists in the nation by Martha Stewart, Rick shares his transformation story that has made Amaryllis a premiere wedding and event company. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and share!! Learn more about Rick and Amaryllis with all of our past guests by visiting Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. We are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Gaana,...
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Finding the Wellspring Flower Farm in Monroe, Ga.
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Italian Ranunculus, Anemones, and Tulip Bulb Update with Henk Onings with Onings America Part 2
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Last week when we released our episode with Henk Onings I mentioned at the end that we continued the conversation about Ranunculus, Anemones, and the Tulip bulb crop this year. So be sure to go and listen to Part 1 of our chat with Henk. So to recap, my guest this week is Henk Onings and soon after graduating school he moved to Pompeii, Italy for a couple of years to learn the floral industry with the family business. Then the opportunity to start Onings America brought him to the United States where he developed a business selling and suppling lily bulbs to North America. 27 years later they...
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Growing Lilies and More with Henk Onings of Onings America Part 1
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This week’s guest was born in the Netherlands into a family that started their business in 1935 and now 3 generations later, soon to be 4 generations Onings Holland is known for distributing a wide range of flower bulbs, tubers, and seeds around the world. My guest is Henk Onings and soon after graduating school he moved to Pompeii, Italy for a couple of years to learn the floral industry with the family business. Then the opportunity to start Onings America brought him to the United States where he developed a business selling and suppling lily bulbs to North America. 27 years later they...
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Hawaiian Farmer Florists: Leandra Gollob/Daniel Mench of Cocolani Gardens
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This weeks my guests are Leandra Gollob and Daniel Mench of Cocolani Gardens located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Both were born and raised on the windward side of Oahu, where they’ve grown up with a love for all things nature. Together with this love and gratitude, they farm one-acre of lush tropical land with over 50 varieties of ginger and heliconia! Some species include sexy pink heliconia, kawauchi, stricta, tagami, torch gingers and an assortment of beehive gingers amongst many others. They strive to push the boundaries of tropical floristry by searching for uncommon species of...
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Growing in the Heat with Julia Keel, Full Keel Farm
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We are starting off our new season with Julia Keel, co-owner of Full Keel Farm in north central Florida. Julia brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to the table as she specializes in cultivating specialty cut flowers while navigating the unique challenges of a hot and humid climate. She’s passionate about teaching, has presented and lectured at national conferences, and truly embraces the challenge of adapting production methods to Florida’s climate. This week, Julia shares techniques she uses like paper pot planters and releasing beneficial insects and other insights as a flower...
info_outlineThis weeks guest is Daniel Schavey Co-Founder of Petal Pickers Flower Co., began in 2017, as a small farm operation specializing in growing fresh and fragrant, often heirloom, varieties of specialty cut flowers. They supply fresh seasonal cut flowers, distinctive bouquets, and botanicals to retail establishments and floral studios in the greater Greenville, SC area.
It was great to connect with Daniel and chat about many topics surrounding flower farming and his journey with flowers, especially growing flowers. Our conversation covers the importance of on-line learning, connecting with your customers, building relationships with other farmers in your area, and a ton more.
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