My guest is Lucy Hunter, a multi-hyphenate if there ever was one: creative director, garden designer, floral artist, stylist, photographer, teacher, author, botanical dyer…the list goes on. Based in North Wales in the UK, Lucy is, at root, a restless creative who is always adding to her list of projects and modes of expression. She shows us how useless labels can be in a creative life, and how generous our output becomes when we do away with them. Her book, The Flower Hunter: Seasonal Flowers Inspired by Nature and Gathered from the Garden, was published in November of 2021. I was fortunate enough to attend a workshop with Lucy, Gabriela Salazar, and Max Gill this past March, and saw first-hand her creative force at play. From design notes to photography demonstrations, her energy and engagement with attendees and their work was simply amazing. I’m so happy to welcome her here today. Lucy will have another whirlwind tour of workshops in the coming months, including one in October with TJ McGrath in New Jersey. Next year, she will return to New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans in March, and Provence in April. You can receive up-to-date information on dates and registration on her website and IG. Links in the show notes, below. 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/lucytheflowerhunter/?hl=en (Lucy Hunter ) https://www.lucyhunter.co.uk (Lucy’s website ) https://amzn.to/3OURuip (Lucy’s book: The Flower Hunter: Seasonal flowers inspired by nature and gathered from the garden) https://www.carolsgarden.co.uk (Carol’s Garden) (Featured in Lucy’s book) https://www.greatdixter.co.uk (Great Dixter) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden (Sissinghurst Castle Gardens) http://www.kiftsgate.co.uk (Kiftsgate Court Gardens) https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/a28975719/jackdaws-box-moth-caterpillars-national-trust/ (Jackdaws eating buxus caterpillars ) https://www.shabbychic.com?gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAg_9nQqDmRapWmtjGwztQUV23UmPJOLuV4vT_5AKe7zFlNuS-9tgJxoCEmEQAvD_BwE (Rachel Ashwell) https://amzn.to/3zF0wdQ (Shabby Chic Interiors: My Rooms, Treasures, and Trinkets ) https://www.instagram.com/lamusadelasflores/?hl=en (Gabriela Salazar) https://www.lamusadelasflores.com (La MUSA de las FLORES) https://www.instagram.com/maxgilldesign/?hl=en (Max Gill) http://www.maxgilldesign.com (Max Gill Design) https://amzn.to/3BLZoaL (Wilding: Returning nature to our farm by Isabella Tree) https://amzn.to/3bwGFW1 (The Hidden Life of Trees: What they Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World, by Peter Wohlleben ) https://amzn.to/3QiNXLN (From Seed to Bloom, Milli Proust) P L A N T L I S T Roses Daisies Poppies Rudbeckia Buxus