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 love...

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...

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 forward Welcome to season 7 flower gang xxx Support 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 today Such an insightful and inspiring conversation The 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 Design Hazel is a floral designer, gardener, broadcaster and content creator based in London We find out about Hazel's beginnings and what drove her into a career in flowers  after a rare cancer diagnosis Hazel 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...

This week we are in conversation  with Lauren and Rachel, founders of Sweet Root Village, based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA Sweet 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 mentorships We 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 Arrangment Sarah is a floral designer,  teacher & grower based in Yorkshire We have been long anticipating this conversation with Sarah and it certainly didn't disappoint! Huge thanks to Sarah for such a wonderful chat xxx To find out more about Sarah and her work, workshops, classes and retreats please head over to https://simplybyarrangement.co.uk and if you haven't checked our Sarahs beautiful...

This week we are in conversation with Hannah walker, founder of Bride and Bloom Hannah is a wedding and event florist based in Worcester We 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 Worcester This move then saw her discover her local community of growers & Flowers From The Farm Hannah uses only British grown flowers in her work now and we discuss the importance...

This week we are in conversation with Fiona Haser Bizony, founder of Electric Daisy Flower Farm Fiona 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 flowers We hear about Fiona's passion for adventure and all about her life and travels before she began her journey into flowers We then speak all about how Fiona's passion for growing began with always sustainability in mind From just a...

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 things Carolines beautiful studio is situated in an old coal yard in Hambledon, filled to brim with other creative businesses We find out about Carolines beginnings and her journey into flowers Caroline 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...

This week we are in conversation with Emma Cox, founder of Emma Cox Floristry Emma is a wedding and event florist based in Sheffield We 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 creates There is so much to take out of this...

This week we are in conversation with Paula Rooney, founder of Paula Rooney Floral design Paula is a wedding and events florist based in Hampshire We find out all about Paulas beginnings and her journey into flowers, her breakthrough moment, her team and her business ethos We 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 weddings Paula tells us all about her business...

This week we are in conversation with Claire Brown of Plant Passion. Claire is a Farmer florist, author and teacher based in East Claydon We 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...

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 area We find out all about Sarahs's beginnings, from her first Chelsea Gold medal  to starting her own business and how she has navigated the pandemic Sarah is very clear on the direction of her...

Today we are in conversation with Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company for our sustainability special This 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 discussion We have been given some incredible links below by Cel,  if you would like to delve...

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 2022 We hear about Milli's journey into flowers, how covid pushed her to drive her business forward and...

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...

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 judge She also is a two-time  RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner We find out about Karens beginnings and how the many facets of her business work We chat about her product development/trend prediction roles and...

Today we chat with Stephanie Gillespie, marketing and sustainability specialist at Smithers-Oasis This 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 sites We 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...

This week we had the pleasure of being invited to Tallulah Rose Flower School to visit Rachel and 7 of her ladies who were undertaking the penultimate day of their 2 week career change course Jess took this trip solo (AGAIN) because Vic's son had more time off school unfortunately with a viral infection This episode see's us both chat about Jess' wonderful day up at Leven's Hall to see the course in action, what the day involved and we hear from 4 of the students on the course about their...

Today we are in conversation with James Greig, founder of Stem and Green James is a grower/florist based in Hampshire We find out about James' beginnings from an education in fine art to his career in TV and photography and what drove him to create Stem and Green during lockdown This is a real inspirational journey, with James reviewing  the practical feedback from florists to simplify the buying and ordering process with the move to having all purchasing available online from next...

This week we are in  conversation with Emma Spowage, founder of Passion Flowers by Emma Spowage Emma is a florist/Grower based in Essex, she also holds workshops for both flower lovers and florists We hear about Emma's journey into flowers and how she has been inspired by nature since she was a little girl and how she learnt to grow from taking her grandparents lead as a child We find out about the importance of sustainability to Emma and her business, we chat photography, working with the...

Today we are in conversation with Elaine Graham of Pesh Flowers, Pesh are a studio based florist in South-East London We find out all about Elaine's journey into flowers, her many accolades and how she took on an existing shop which had been established for 60 years at just 22 years old and what it looks like as a shop owner on a busy high street We hear about Elaines love of British grown flowers, sustainability and what spurred the move into a studio space 3 years ago We speak about how...