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Debra Prinzing

The Voice of the Slow Flowers Movement

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Episode 740: The Lily Episode with Jessica High of...

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2025/10/29

We’ve been working closely this past year with lily bulb growers around the country, with the goal of providing more lily education to both farmers and florists. For today’s Lily Episode I wanted to learn more about what’s required to have a year-round lily program. I began my conversations with Jessica High of Flamingo Holland […]The post Episode 740: The Lily Episode with Jessica High of Flamingo Holland Bulbs and Peterkort Roses’ Year-Round Lily Program with Norman Peterkort and Sandra

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Episode 735: The magic of dahlias with Anne Long of...

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2025/09/24

Anne Long likes to call herself a cheerleader for dahlias and many other flowers that she wants gardeners and growers to experience. “I love ridiculously gorgeous flowers that look like they are out of a high-end magazine,” she proclaims. “And I want my neighbor to have them on her kitchen table.” At the peak of dahlia season […]The post Episode 735: The magic of dahlias with Anne Long of The Dahlia House appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

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Episode 729: Jenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm on...

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2025/08/13

Dragon Song Farm is located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley outside Eugene. Founder Jenny Jonak’s mission is to bring a sense of floral magic to her customers and community while promoting sustainable, earth-friendly growing practices. By using regenerative farming techniques, Dragon Song ensures that their flowers are grown in harmony with nature, restoring and enriching the […]The post Episode 729: Jenny Jonak of Dragon Song Farm on building community, enriching a family’s lifestyle, and

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Episode 727: A tour of La Flor Farm’s dahlia fields,...

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2025/07/30

Long before I met the women of La Flor Farm, I met their gorgeous flowers. For the past three years, mom Michele and daughter Chantelle have supplied customers (like me) who shop at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market with a breathtakingly beautiful selection of the highest quality flowers – from tulips in time for Valentine’s […]The post Episode 727: A tour of La Flor Farm’s dahlia fields, where four generations grow exquisite blooms for the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market and local

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Episode 718: The Flower Farmers, with co-authors...

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2025/05/28

The Flower Farmers has been in the works for two years, as my co-author and the book’s creative director Robin Avni and I have poured our storytelling passion into the narratives and imagery that portray 29 North American growers. The book was released on May 6th by Abrams, and we’ve been in major celebration mode […]The post Episode 718: The Flower Farmers, with co-authors Robin Avni and Debra Prinzing; plus a bonus interview with Daniel Sparler, the book’s horticulture editor appeared first

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A Bonus Conversation with Daniel Sparler – how we...

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2025/05/26

Join Debra’s fabulous conversation with Daniel Sparler, Seattle-based horticulturalist and expert on botanical Latin, who served as The Flower Farmers’ horticulture consultant. Note: this bonus interview also appears as part two of Slow Flowers Podcast Episode 718. READ MORE about Azara serrata in an article by Daniel Sparler, “Azaras in Abundance” I have a special […]The post A Bonus Conversation with Daniel Sparler – how we ensured botanical accuracy in The Flower

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Episode 710: Celebrating 100 years of California...

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2025/04/02

The Southern California farm synonymous with breathtaking blooms and gorgeous flowers and foliage is celebrating its 100th year in business this year. Founded by Giovanni Mellano in 1925, Mellano & Company is embarking on “Blooming into a New Era,” a year-long celebration highlighting the generations of families and faces who have played an integral role […]The post Episode 710: Celebrating 100 years of California flower farming with Mike A. Mellano of Mellano & Co. appeared first on

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Episode 706: Flori’s Lori Poliski on the Art of...

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2025/03/05

Lori Poliski is reviving the forgotten art of Pot-et-Fleur, an iconic floral style, historically defined as “living arrangements with plants, cut flowers, and foliage.” Having originated in 17th century France and continuing through the Victorian era, Pot-et-Fleur offers today’s florists a contemporary, sustainable, and long-lasting method of designing with local and seasonal ingredients. The method is […]The post Episode 706: Flori’s Lori Poliski on the Art of Pot-et-Fleur, A

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Episode 698: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and...

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2025/01/08

This year, in recognition of Slow Flowers’ annual focus on changing cultural and creative shifts in the floral industry, our Forecast hones in on seven key insights. In a year where Artificial Intelligence has become omnipresent, we find ourselves reverting to the Analog world of nature. Innovation and personal expression are being challenged by the […]The post Episode 698: Slow Flowers Floral Insights and Industry Forecast for 2025 appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra

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Episode 697: Best of 2024 (Encore) Secrets of a...

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2025/01/02

Happy New Year! We’ve pulled one of our most popular episodes of 2024 to share with you today and I know it will inspire you with new sustainability ideas for the coming wedding season! Meet Jessica Stewart, a pioneering Slow Flowers floral designer, and learn how she leads with joy when communicating her values to […]The post Episode 697: Best of 2024 (Encore) Secrets of a Sustainable Wedding Florist with Jessica Stewart of Pittsburgh’s Bramble & Blossom appeared first on Slow

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Episode 694 – A Conversation with Mary Jo Hoffman on...

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2024/12/11

Every day for more than a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature – no subject too small or too ordinary. For Mary Jo, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life. She joined […]The post Episode 694 – A Conversation with Mary Jo Hoffman on her new book STILL: The Art of Noticing appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

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Episode 692 Bonus: Sarah Statham of Simply By...

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2024/11/26

Hello everyone, Debra Prinzing here from the Slow Flowers Podcast. I hope you have been following along for the past few months as we have been posting Instagram live conversations with our amazing Slow Flowers WORLDWIDE Summit speakers. Today, I have a fun conversation to share and it will introduce you (or possibly re-introduce you) […]The post Episode 692 Bonus: Sarah Statham of Simply By Arrangement (Encore) appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing.

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Episode 691 – The Case for Growing Winter Tulips with...

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2024/11/20

In her recent Slow Flowers Journal column, “The Business of Flowers,” Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers shared how and why she embraces winter tulip production. Our conversation today explores Brooke’s considerations through the lens of her Slow Flowers sustainability ethos while also forcing thousands of tulips into bloom during the off-season. Brooke and I […] The post Episode 691 – The Case for Growing Winter Tulips with Brooke Palmer of Jenny Creek Flowers appeared first on Slow Flowers

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Episode 685 – Florals for Corporate and Event Clients...

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2024/10/09

Kit Wertz and Casey Schwartz are a gifted sister duo who own Flower Duet, a dynamic studio serving Los Angeles and the greater Southern California region. Their diversified floral enterprise ranges from lavish beachfront weddings to popular design workshops for local botanical gardens and cultural institutions. They also provide flowers for an impressive lineup of […]The post Episode 685 – Florals for Corporate and Event Clients with Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet appeared first

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Episode 679: The Anderson Family’s forty-one years of...

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2024/09/04

Chet and Kristy Anderson are flower farming pioneers, having operated The Fresh Herb Co. for more than four decades, supplying farmers’ markets and Whole Foods shoppers in the Rocky Mountain region, selling their flowers direct to local customers, and hosting weddings and events at their beautiful farm in Longmont, Colorado. Joined by their adult son, […]The post Episode 679: The Anderson Family’s forty-one years of growing flowers, herbs, and ornamentals at The Fresh Herb Co. in Longmont,

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Episode 677: Slow Flowers Visits France to catch up...

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2024/08/21

When she owned and operated Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla was one of Los Angeles’s pioneering urban flower growers. She helped change legislation to approve backyard flower farming and was a popular vendor at Hollywood Farmers’ Market. In 2016, Tara and her husband dramatically reimagined their lives and moved to the La Rochelle region of […]The post Episode 677: Slow Flowers Visits France to catch up with former Los Angeles flower farmer Tara Kolla of Mill on the Rock appeared first on Slow

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Episode 673: Connections and collaborations to build...

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2024/07/24

Emily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm recently contributed an essay to Slow Flowers Journal’s Summer 2024 issue, sharing her philosophy on the importance of community connections for sustaining a vibrant cut flower business that has served the greater Cleveland area for the past seven years. We invited Emily to discuss her story and her journey […]The post Episode 673: Connections and collaborations to build a solid market presence in northeast Ohio, with Emily Pek of Frayed Knot Farm appeared first

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Episode 660: Flower Farming in Los Angeles: Meet a...

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2024/05/01

Meet three of the flower farmers behind the bountiful LA Flower Farm Tour, as eight woman-owned urban flower farms come together to open their gates to the public on May 4th. These growers, including three Slow Flowers member-owned farms, will welcome Los Angeles flower lovers and gardeners to wander through their fields and get to […]The post Episode 660: Flower Farming in Los Angeles: Meet a trio of growers behind an upcoming flower farm tour as they discuss the unique character of urban

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Episode 659: Designer Leslie Bennett, co-author of...

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2024/04/24

Leslie Bennett believes that gardens are for all. In Garden Wonderland, this celebrated landscape designer treats us to an accessible garden-making approach to create our own plant-based spaces, spaces that provide sustenance, beauty, and wonder. Her new book will inspire your own garden journey as you gain more than a pretty landscape and redefine your […] The post Episode 659: Designer Leslie Bennett, co-author of Garden Wonderland and founder of Pine House Edible Gardens and Black Sanctuary

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Episode 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid...

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2024/04/17

On Slowflowers.com there are several search categories to help visitors find flower farms, florists, suppliers and other floral businesses, and one of those – business consulting and development services — was originally inspired by my conversations with Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions, today’s guest. Join us as we discuss branding, social media, and other […]The post Episode 658: Meet floral marketing strategist Sahid Nahim, host of YouTube’s The Bloom Show appeared first on Slow

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