My guest is Amanda Vidmar, floral artist of Amanda Vidmar Designs, and co-owner/designer at Francis and Frances in San Francisco, California. Amanda’s appreciation of place and the unique connection between a flower and its land are a through line in her arrangements, which draw from the stories of her clients and the surrounding environment. To hear her tell the story of her work, each step has, in retrospect, been the right one. As if the road has risen up to meet her, matching her own openness and generosity of spirit. Garden People podcast, from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio) L I S T E N https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher) S H O W N O T E S https://www.instagram.com/amandavidmardesign/ (Amanda Frances Vidmar) http://amandavidmar.com (Amanda Vidmar Designs) https://www.francisandfrancessf.com (Frances and Francis) (co-owned with Mikenzie Francis Salvucci) https://www.ucsc.edu (UC Santa Cruz) http://www.flowersclairemarie.com (Flowers Claire Marie) Joanna Letz, https://www.instagram.com/blumafarm/?hl=en (Bluma Farm) Hannah Brannan, https://www.instagram.com/gatherflora/?hl=en (Gather Flora) https://www.kathleendeerydesign.com (Kathleen Deery) William Eggleston –https://amzn.to/3hQ2Eqy ( Flowers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernal_Heights,_San_Francisco (Bernal Heights) neighborhood in San Francisco https://www.mendocinocounty.org (Mendocino County, CA) P L A N T L I S T https://www.monrovia.com/white-flowering-clematis.html (Clematis) Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida' Lilac Syringa vulgaris https://www.gardensillustrated.com/plants/shrubs/best-daphne-for-year-round-colour-and-scent/ (Daphne) Daphne https://shop.floretflowers.com/collections/dahlias (Dahlias) https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/genus/heuchera.html (Heuchera) Heuchera https://shop.arborday.org/pee-gee-hydrangea (Pee Gee Hydrangea) - Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' https://www.monrovia.com/golden-rain-tree-44271.html (Rain Tree) - Koelreuteria paniculata https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/how-to-grow-paperwhite-narcissus-bulbs (Paper whites) - Narcissus papyraceus https://www.heirloomroses.com/koko-loko.html (Koko Loco Rose) - floribunda https://www.davidaustinroses.com/products/queen-elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth Rose) - floribunda https://www.heirloomroses.com/double-delightr.html (Double Delight Rose) - hybrid tea https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pelargonium%20graveolens (Rose geranium) Pelargonium graveolens