This week we are in conversation with Caroline Redpath, founder of Fleur Provocateur and her daughter Antonia who mostly manages the business and logistical moving parts of the business "Fleur Provocateur is a wedding and event florist based on the Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire border. Specialising in sustainable designs and taking pride with high-quality and fun service. Caroline leads a small team of floral fairies, we love large-scale design with colour and impact. Teamwork is key, we l...

This week we are in conversation with Lucy Vail of Lucy Vail Floristry'Lucy is an award-winning luxury floral design studio specialising in weddings, events and installations. Renowned for ‘bringing the outside in’ and their bold use of colour, they can transform any environment into an immersive botanical wonderland. All of their projects are seasonable, sustainable and most are made from solely British grown flowers'To find out more about Lucy and her beautiful work please head over to http...

Featherstone’s English Flower Co. is a flower farm and florist, growing a wonderful range of British flowers and foliage in a three-acre field in the rolling Hampshire hills, and offering a fullfloristry service, events and workshops from a breath-taking fifteenth century tithe barn. Co-founders Jess Roberts and Katie Stone have brought together a wealth of professional knowledge and years of experience in floriculture to create their dream business, growing handpicked flowers for retail...

In standard fashion, Jess and Vic have a bit of a chat about how crazy last year was and a few exciting changes happening on the podcast moving forwardWelcome to season 7 flower gang xxxSupport the show

This week we chat to Marianne & Camila, founders of Wolves Lane Flower Company who grow & create with their beautiful sustainable blooms in a 40 metre glasshouse in North London We hear all about their beginnings and what drove them to begin their business successful partnership and how they have grown their wonderful business into what it is todaySuch an insightful and inspiring conversationThe VERY exciting news this week is that these lovely ladies have written a book and its...

This week we are in conversation with Hazel Gardiner of Hazel Gardiner DesignHazel is a floral designer, gardener, broadcaster and content creator based in LondonWe find out about Hazel's beginnings and what drove her into a career in flowers after a rare cancer diagnosisHazel had a very definitive idea of how she wanted her business to look when she first set out, giving an immersive experience to her clients drawing inspiration from fashion, architecture & nature amongst other thi...

This week we are in conversation with Lauren and Rachel, founders of Sweet Root Village, based in Alexandria, Virginia, USASweet Root Village services include custom floral design for weddings and events, as well as an A La Carte Menu-pre designed collections for clients to buy directly through their website, Brand activation and floral education-Courses, guides, subscriptions and mentorshipsWe hear about how Sweet Root Village began and how it grew organically into what it is today and...

This week Jess is in conversation with the wonderful Sarah Statham, founder of Simply By ArrangmentSarah is a floral designer, teacher & grower based in YorkshireWe have been long anticipating this conversation with Sarah and it certainly didn't disappoint!Huge thanks to Sarah for such a wonderful chat xxxTo find out more about Sarah and her work, workshops, classes and retreats please head over tohttps://simplybyarrangement.co.ukand if you haven't checked our Sarahs beautiful...

This week we are in conversation with Hannah walker, founder of Bride and BloomHannah is a wedding and event florist based in WorcesterWe chat about Hannah's journey into flowers after a successful career in fashion, retraining as a florist at The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers and then re-locating to WorcesterThis move then saw her discover her local community of growers & Flowers From The FarmHannah uses only British grown flowers in her work now and we discuss the importance of susta...

This week we are in conversation with Fiona Haser Bizony, founder of Electric Daisy Flower FarmFiona is a farmer florist, with a sustainable flower farm located in Somerset and an ethical flower shop near Hampstead selling fresh-from-the-farm plants and flowersWe hear about Fiona's passion for adventure and all about her life and travels before she began her journey into flowersWe then speak all about how Fiona's passion for growing began with always sustainability in mindFrom just a small pa...

Today we are in conversation with Caroline Oleron of Cherfold flowers. Caroline is a wedding and event florist and a purveyor and seller of beautiful thingsCarolines beautiful studio is situated in an old coal yard in Hambledon, filled to brim with other creative businessesWe find out about Carolines beginnings and her journey into flowersCaroline started growing flowers in her garden, selling them at her garden gate and then to local shops until someone asked her to create their wedding flow...

This week we are in conversation with Emma Cox, founder of Emma Cox FloristryEmma is a wedding and event florist based in SheffieldWe chat about Emma's journey into flowers and how important Instagram is to her business not only as a portfolio but as a way of marketing Emma chats about how essential it is that she feels connected to the wedding and event projects that she undertakes; Ensuring that she is engaged in all of the work she createsThere is so much to take out of this epi...

This week we are in conversation with Paula Rooney, founder of Paula Rooney Floral designPaula is a wedding and events florist based in HampshireWe find out all about Paulas beginnings and her journey into flowers, her breakthrough moment, her team and her business ethosWe hear about the effect of the pandemic, chat about the wonderful work she does with Four Seasons, Ten Trinity and we learn about the highs and lows of destination weddingsPaula tells us all about her business men...

This week we are in conversation with Claire Brown of Plant Passion. Claire is a Farmer florist, author and teacher based in East ClaydonWe speak about Claire's journey into flowers, what spurred her into creating the wonderful 'British Flowers Book'..the must have flower bible as far as we are concerned. Also, the exciting news that there is a new edition in the pipeline!One of the biggest subjects covered in this episode is the importance of finding the right clients for your business and u...

Today we are in conversation with Sarah Harper of Sarah Harper Floral Design.Sarah's studio is in North Oxfordshire and she creates wedding & event flowers, holds both 1:1 workshops for florists and also for those who love flowers and provides local flower deliveries for clients in her areaWe find out all about Sarahs's beginnings, from her first Chelsea Gold medal to starting her own business and how she has navigated the pandemicSarah is very clear on the direction of her bu...

Today we are in conversation with Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company for our sustainability specialThis is a MUST LISTEN for not just Florists and Growers; but to everyone who lives on our glorious planet. We can't thank you enough for chatting with us Cel, your knowledge and passion for a greener planet always blows us away and we know that our listeners will take away so much from this discussionWe have been given some incredible links below by Cel, if you would like to del...

Today we are in conversation with Milli Proust of Milli Proust Flowers Milli is a Florist/Grower based in West Sussex. Milli grows her beautiful flowers for a selection of weddings, events & commissions. She also sells her own seeds throughout the year and holds a series of seasonal workshops. Keep your eyes peeled for some new products available to buy through her webshop in 2022We hear about Milli's journey into flowers, how covid pushed her to drive her business forwar...

It's our season finale and instead of just us two rambling along we thought it would be fun to get our friend Liz from Blue Sky Flowers on board to chat about 2021, it's obstacles and the fun things that happened despite of the ongoing pandemic (and a complete list of our favourite boards game purchases for Christmas apparently....spolier alert...Liz loves a puzzle)What a year it has been for us all as an industry, there have been tears, joy...tears of joy and many more emotions in-between an...

Today we are chatting with Karen Barnes, founder of Karen Barnes floral industry consultancy. Karen is a wedding and events florist and teacher, works in product development & trend prediction for various global companies in the industry and is an international competition judgeShe also is a two-time RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winnerWe find out about Karens beginnings and how the many facets of her business workWe chat about her product development/trend prediction roles and...

Today we chat with Stephanie Gillespie, marketing and sustainability specialist at Smithers-OasisThis chat is all about floral foam. We also find out about their new product developments with the design media they produce and also the company's plan to move to more sustainable practices within their sitesWe understand that not all of your questions may have been answered so as Stephanie mentioned, please feel free to get in touch with her directly and she will be happy to answer any burning q...