Today we are in conversation with Charlie Quartley, founder of The Flower Fairies Charlie is a studio based florist in North Oxfordshire who works in weddings and events and teaches/mentors both aspiring and current florists to reach their full potential This episode is an absolute must listen, Charlie was completely wonderful and offers so much candid information and advice to everyone who is in the flower industry We hear about her beginnings, what drove her into a career in flowers, how...

For those of you who have listened to our podcast, you pretty much know what to expect with our first episode of SEASON 5!!!!!! Vic and Jess have a chat about what's been happening, what's coming up and of course there is a bit of banter thrown in there too Thanks for sticking with us guys, so good to be back Lots in store for Season 5, welcome along xx Support the show (http://www.instagram.com/girlflowerpodcast)

This week Jess and Vic speak with Simon Lycett, Celebrity florist, Royal florist, TV & Radio presenter, author,  host & judge on Full Bloom and all round national treasure We hear about Simons journey into floristry, how he got his first big breaks working in tv and films, about his work with the Royal family, his design process and so much more! TO find out more about Simon, please pop over to our blog to have a read of Simons full and very impressive...

Today we are in conversation with Millie Richardson, founder of Millie Richardson flowers, who specialises in wedding, events and private party flowers in The Cotswolds We find out about Millie's journey into flowers from a London based corporate event background and how her love for production and transforming spaces moved her into a career in floristry We speak about Millie's love of British flowers and foliages and how they inspired her work We talk about sustainable mechanics but also...

Today, Vic and Jess are in conversation with Emma Wicher founder of Martha and The Meadow Martha and the Meadow are a wedding and events florist based in Dorset We find out about Emma's journey into flowers, all about her gorgeous lockdown project (a shiny new studio!) and we have lots of wedding flowers chat too of course! We delve deeply into pricing and how important it is to educate your clients on what is achievable within a budget. We also talk logistics, staffing and timescales and...

This week we are in conversation with Steph Turpin, founder of Fairynuff Flowers, a wedding and events florist based in Hampton Hill We chat about Steph's career change from sports journalism into flowers, about her first shop and how her passion for creating wedding and event flowers saw her relocate into a studio space We chat about how Steph has built Fairynuff flowers, the importance of instagram to her business and so much more This is a really fun chat that is absolutely packed full...

This week, we are in conversation with Victoria & Barney of Stokesay flowers, who grow beautiful English garden flowers in a Victorian walled kitchen garden in Ludlow We have long been mesmerised at their beautiful blooms and have had the pleasure of Victoria's company before (albeit virtually via zoom on one of our lockdown chats!) We then received some insanely beautiful British blooms via post to enjoy and we were hooked! We find out about their journey into flowers, how they met,...

This week we are in conversation with Tattie Isles founder of Tattie Rose Flowers Tattie Rose Flowers are a wedding and event florist based in Dorset & London We speak with founder Tattie about her journey into flowers and how her love of the outdoors inspires her beautiful installations. We chat about sustainability, the pros and cons of instagram, her new foray into teaching throughout the pandemic, how it feels to create flowers for a royal family & celebrity wedding, her design...

Today we are in conversation with Clare Wilder of Clementine Moon Clare is a studio based wedding and event florist based in Portishead, Bristol We find out what drove Clare from a career in HR into the beautiful world of wedding and event flowers Clare is relatively new in her journey after taking a career change course initially with Tallulah Rose flower school in March 2019, but we love how Clare has continued to drive her brand forward even regardless of the impact on the covid...

This week we are in conversation with Sarah Sylvester, founder of The Little shed Flower Company Sarah has a beautiful retail store in Ontario Canada where she stocks a whole host of beautiful blooms, plants, artisan goods and heaps of Branded goods, lots of which she creates herself Sarah also has a super successful wedding and events floral  business, grows organic flowers on half an acre and holds group workshops and professional florist 1:1's This episode is packed full full of fun,...

This week we are in conversation with Melissa & Amy of Jam Jar Flowers. Jam Jar flowers is a floral studio based in South London with a hand selected edit of botanically inspired homewares and gift ideas We find out about Melissa and Amy's background in fashion design, what drove them into a career in floristry and how Melissa and Amy met and began working together to continue to build the Jam Jar Flowers brand as we know it today We hear about the very beginnings of Jam Jar flowers, ...

Today we chat with Anna Potter, founder of Swallows & Damsons, who has a retail space and wedding/events studio based in the trendy antiques quarter of Sheffield We speak about Anna's journey into flowers from her fine art background and how these beginnings have shaped the way that she works with flowers Anna always dreamed of having a shop, not knowing what she would sell and once she found her love of flowers everything clicked into place We talk about Anna's beautiful book The...

Today we are in conversation with Liz Mobbs founder of The Southwold Flower Company. Liz is a grower/florist/ gift retailer based in the beautiful coastal town of SouthwoldWe speak about the beginnings of the Southwold Flower Company and how the...

Today we are in conversation with Saffy Dodds-Smith & Verity Porter,  founders of The Bath Flower SchoolWe chat about their  journey into flowers, their commitment to  teaching foam free sustainable floristry and the importance of British flowers to...

This week we chat with Joanne Truby. Joanne is a wedding & event florist, mentor and teacher based in SidcupWe find out about Joanne's beginnings and her journey into flowers, how she has developed her client base, the  positive moves Joanne made on...

This week we are in conversation with Rachel Siegfried, founder of Green & Gorgeous FlowersRachel is a grower/florist/teacher/mentor based in Oxfordshire. We speak to Rachel about her beginnings in therapeutic hospital garden design, through to...

This week we are in conversation with Catherine Foxwell founder of Floral EvolutionCatherine is a studio florist based in London Catherine is a wedding florist, provides weekly 'Friday Flowers' teaches 1:1 workshops and also has a mentorship programme...

This week we are in conversation with Florence & James of Petalon flowers We find out about the beginnings of the brand and how important it was to keep the business model simple but perfectly executed, using zero waste packaging, delivering around...

Today we speak with Issy Watts, founder of Wizz & WildIssy is a studio based florist/grower based in the south-west of EnglandIssy’s ethos is based all around sustainability, the slow flowers movement and working with the seasons to create beautiful...

This week we are in conversation with Alison Howe, the self-professed custodian of Mad Lilies, a flower shop based in Banstead ,SurreyAlison offering includes retail flowers, subscriptions, funeral work, homeware and workshopsWe have been eagerly...

Today we are in conversation with Graeme Corbett,  founder of Boom + BurnGraeme creates floral designs for brands, events, product launches, music videos, installations & workshops and is currently based in London but will be hopefully having an...

This week we are in conversation with Heidi Neilson, Founder of Bee Haven FlowersHeidi is a flower grower/florist based in surrey Through her love of keeping honey bees and researching the best pollen and nectar rich flowers to help sustain them...

Today we are in conversation with Joseph Massie, founder of Joseph Massie FlowersJoseph is a studio based floral designer, floral artist, teacher and 5 times Chelsea Gold Medal winner based in LiverpoolWe loved finding out about Joseph's journey into...

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Girl Flower Podcast hosts Jess and Vic, speak with Rona Wheeldon of Flowerona