Today we're visiting with Sarah Diligent, owner of Floribunda Rose in Hampshire, England. Sarah describes herself as a Flowerist, author, and teacher. She believes deeply in the value of British flowers and her interest in sustainable floristry inspired her to write A Guide to Floral Mechanics with William Mazuch. Grab a seat and join us as we talk about:

• the surprising reason she started her own floral business
• her unique business-building experience with a private tutor
• the advantages she finds in designing with local grown flowers
• following her intuition regarding the use of floral foam and how she transitioned away from using it
• her experience writing a book from idea conception to printing and selling
• her commitment to elevating British Grown Flowers to a luxury product

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 85:

• Green & Gorgeous
• The Garden Gate Flower Co.
• Buckets of Blooms
• Flowers From the Farm
• New Covent Flower Market
• GB Foliage
• British Flower Week
• Kickstarter
• GF Smith Paper
• Shane Connolly

LEARN MORE ABOUT FLORIBUNDA ROSE HERE:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Floribunda Rose Flower School

Sarah's Private Facebook Group: Eco Friendly Florists & Flower Growers Collective

This Facebook group is a friendly & supportive place for florists & flower growers who have an interest in using British (or home grown) flowers, 'green' floristry techniques and are interested in generally reducing our collective carbon footprint. A place to shout out for an extra set of hands or to borrow or swap floristry related equipment/paraphernalia.

This is also a place to ask questions, support one another & help one another out. Click Here to join. Today's episode is brought to you by:

BLOOM TRUST CO.

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Host: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha)

BB+ Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee

Music Written & Performed by: Landon McGee