Today we’re visiting with Kelly Shore, owner of Petals by the Shore and The Floral Source in Damascus, Maryland. Kelly is a dedicated advocate for American grown flowers. Join us as we talk about:

• why she set and later raised a minimum spend for her wedding/event clients
• the importance of setting boundaries in business
• the trip to Alaska that impacted her and led to a new business venture
• how her clients have helped guide her business path
• the relationship that ignited her passion for local grown flowers
• the two projects she conducted to test her local grown business model
• learning to design by palette rather than specific flower variety
•  running a local-grown wedding and event floral business
• the challenges and rewards of sourcing locally
• how she curates boxes of American Grown flowers to drop ship to designers
• the advantage of ordering local flowers for floral stem bars and pop up shops
• understanding the higher price of local grown flowers

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 83:

• Bed of Roses (movie)
• Maxit Flower Design
• AIFD
• Chapel Designers
• Holly Chapple
• Michael's
• Panera Bread
• Dave Dowling
• Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG)
• Ocean View Flowers

LEARN MORE HERE:

Petals by the Shore: Website | Instagram | Facebook

The Floral Source: Website | Instagram | Facebook

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Co-Hosts: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha) and Maggie Bailey (Bramble & Bee)

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee

Music & Voiceovers: Landon McGee