Flower Power Podcast

Send us a textIn this podcast I interviewed Wanpen and Miguel Ordonez. They have been married for 39 wonderful years. They demonstrate how it takes teamwork to make a garden thrive. Both Wanpen and Miguel grew up gardening - Wanpen in a small village in Northern Thailand and Miguel in New York.Listen to hear what is growing in their garden, how they build their garden fence and irr

Send us a textIn this podcast I interviewed Kate Carrico and Kira Memery, two incredibly generous flower farmers in central Virginia. They are the faces behind Blooms4Good. Kate and Kira sell their flowers at local pop-up events with 100% of the proceeds going to the non-profits they support!!! Yes, you read that right. 100% of what they earn goes to the nonprofits they support! Th

Send us a textIn this episode I interview Joan Fuller of Hidden Pond Farm all about the history and purpose behind her cut flower farm. Started as a way to raise money for farm animal sanctuaries and as an educational farm to teach others how to grow cut flowers, Joan and her husband Bill, are living life with a purpose! I'm planning a day retreat to visit Hidden Pond Farm on Satur

Send us a textIn this episode I get to talk with Mike Hines, a floral designer, instructor, entrepreneur and owner of Epoch Floral Design Company in Chicago. He is also the author of the book Uprooted, where he describes his floral design technique, philosophy and sources of inspiration. In this show Mike gives his best advice for florists - old and new. He talks about how his desi

Send us a textEugene Schied is a hobby gardener. He has been gardening for 27 years since buying his home in Vienna, VA. He lives down the street for me and his garden is just bursting with life and color. He even has a beautiful garden over his garage! For Eugene gardening is a means of artistic expression, an opportunity to connect with nature, and a way to honor his ancestors. H

Send us a textOn this podcast I spoke with Amanda Green of Yonderyear Farm in the Shenandoah Valley. She is a flower farmer and full service wedding/event florist and she walks us through her tasks the week before a wedding. She also shares her method for perennializing her dahlia plants. Whether you are a flower farmer, florist or someone newly interested in gardening you will lea

Send us a textMy guest, Karen Hugg, is a certified ornamental horticulturalist with 20+ years of experience designing gardens and teaching others about plants. She is also a writer and has written several novels and has had articles featured in many publications such as the Washington Post. In our conversation she describes the benefits of having plants, ways to experience plants,

Send us a textThis is one of those podcast episodes where my whole perspective about gardening changed. Nicky describes gardening as a relationship, providing many benefits for both you and the creatures within it. At the same time, she speaks honestly about the barriers we face to spending time in the garden. You will come away with so much knowledge and inspiration to co-create y

Send us a textI loved talking to Marianna Rappou, an agronomist, landscape architect and author of 100 Plants to Grow in Your Dream Garden. Marianna lives in Greece and is also a podcaster. She teaches her listeners how to grow a beautiful garden! In this podcast she gives great advice to encourage people who say they can't grow plants. She tells them to think of it as an adventure

Send us a textMissy is a micro flower farmer in the great state of Missouri, outside of St. Louis (where I was born!) She owns a turquoise flower truck named Rosalee and is the host of the Flower Truck Friends podcast. In this episode Missy talks about the easiest and hardest flowers to grow, her biggest gardening mistake and her children's book Lena's Zinnias. She shares what she