Today’s episode features a takeover of our popular weekly live Q&A session on Instagram, normally called Ask a Flower Farmer. This one, however, we called Ask a Florist, and it featured guest hostess Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers in Baltimore, MD. Ellen is a floral designer who creates exclusively with flowers and foliage purchased from local growers.  She is also one of our course instructors here at The Gardener’s Workshop. In this Q&A Ellen fielded questions about floral design, the different flowers she uses throughout the year, and some great business questions too.

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Ellen’s newsletter signup

Ellen’s YouTube Channel

Instagram: ⁠Ellen Frost Flowers⁠

Instagram: Local Color Flowers

Florist School Online: Growing Your Business with Local Flower Sourcing

On-Demand Mini-Workshop: ⁠Preparing to Sell to Florists⁠

PDF: Pro Tips to Make Your Flowers Last

Follow on Instagram: @florxeight, local rose grower

Floral Hydrator: Quick Dip

The Gardener’s Workshop on Instagram

Postharvest Handling book in the ASCFG bookstore

The Floral Coach®

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The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener’s Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa’s Story and connect with Lisa on social media!