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The Flower Podcast
Host Scott Shepherd interviews a variety of people in the floral and horticultural industries.
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast
Host Amy McGee launched her blog in 2009 and has interviewed a wide variety of people who work in the floral industry.
Slow Flowers Podcast
Host Debra Prinzing is a champion of locally grown flowers. Tune into her podcast and learn about American Flower Farmers. I'm pleased to have been a guest on the podcast a few times, always a pleasure to contribute to a wonderful industry source.
I absolutely love sharing my love of flowers with others! I do this by hosting the Flirty Fleurs Blog and with teaching floral design workshops. I offer both online and in-person floral design classes. In-person workshops take place at my studio, Fleurs Creative, in Snohomish, Washington. The online tutorials can be found right here on Flirty Fleurs Blog. For either option please click on one of the above images.
In addition to the educational opportunities available via Flirty Fleurs & Fleurs Creative, I suggest the following people and organizations:
- Françoise Weeks, Portland, Oregon
- Hitomi Gilliam, Vancouver, BC
- Joseph Massie, Manchester, England
- Fleursociety, Online Education
- Floral Design Institute, Portland, Oregon
- Real Flower Business with Alison Ellis, Online Education
East Texas Smilax
One of the original smilax sellers.
I became familiar with their company back in 2002.
Torchio Nursery
Based at San Francisco Flower Market and ships nationwide.
One of my favorite flower wholesalers since I started in the floral industry in 1998!
Floral Supply Syndicate
Jamali Gardens
Accent Decor
New Age Floral
Floral Genius
Midori Ribbon
Marshall Floral Products
Interested in trying out FloraLife products in your floral design work, but don’t want to buy the large containers?
Try out Finishing Touch, Quick Dip, and Flower Food in these smaller portions.
- Instant hydrating Quick Dip treatment that keeps fresh-cut flowers QUENCHED and VIBRANT! Hydrates and re-vitalizes your blooms to full freshness.
- Finishing Touch is ideal spray for use on finished fresh flower vase designs, everyday floral and wedding arrangements, corsages, boutonnieres, foliage and potted plants.
- Flowers in flower food solution are optimally nourished, extending the vase life far beyond using just plain water.
Order the sample Bundle Pack from Amazon HERE
Recommended books that focus on the business of floristry, floral design books, and flower growing.
Discovering Dahlias by Erin Benzakein
Falling Into Flowers: A step-by-step guide to today’s modern wedding business by Alison Ellis
The Flower School by Joseph Massie