Today Vic & Jess are in conversation with Cel Robertson founder of  Forever Green Flower Company

Cel is an artisan flower grower based in North Norfolk
Today we talk about Cel's journey into flower growing, how she initially grew the business, the importance of being organic, food provenance and all about finding the space that she grows her beautiful flowers now

Cel's whole journey into growing was spurred by a true passion for environmental issues both locally and globally and this conversation honestly, was a true education for us both

Thank you so much for speaking with us Cel, we loved every minute

To find out more about Cel, her beautiful flowers & her brilliant business-focused flower growing workshops please head over to the links below
https://forevergreenflowerco.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/forevergreenflowerco


Capel Manor College
https://www.capel.ac.uk

Bill Mollison-The father of permaculture

To find out more about the tree planting initiatives in your area please contact your local council to find out more

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Today Vic & Jess are in conversation with Rachel Husband, founder of The Rose Shed

Rachel is a wedding and event florist based in Bristol and she also has an online shop selling gorgeous gift bouquets & plants

We talk to Rachel about her journey into floristry, blogging, Instagram, how she is navigating the waters of Covid, finding her ideal wedding client, her gorgeous dog Betsy and so much more

To Find out more about Rachel and her business please follow the links below!
https://www.theroseshed.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/theroseshed

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Today, Vic & Jess are in conversation with Suzie Rush, founder of Picked at Dawn
Suzie is a flower grower based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire
We talk to Suzie about her journey from art student to flower grower, the trials and tribulations of growing within a walled garden (who knew?!) and her exciting move to a new growing space
Suzie offers workshops to budding and intermediate flower growers and also sells her plug plants and seeds in her online shop (Perfect for those of you who would love to get your hands on her perfect blooms)
Suzie is also part of a flower grower collective "Flowers by season" a trio of flower growers who aim to provide all of the essentials (and volume) to wedding and event florists throughout their busy season
We can't wait for you to delve into this episode and we hope that you really enjoy it
x

Find out more about Suzie,
please follow the links below
https://www.pickedatdawn.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/pickedatdawn

Huge thanks to our sponsors The Freelance Florist
If you would like to find out more about how they can help you or your business please head over to
https://thefreelanceflorist.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancefloristuk

Show notes:

Flowers by season is a flower collective of the following growers
https://www.flowersbyseason.co.uk

https://www.binnigtonblooms.co.uk
https://www.fieldandbloom.co.uk
https://www.pickedatdawn.co.uk

Flowers from the farm
https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk

Firenza flowers
https://firenzafloraldesign.co.uk

Catkin flowers
https://www.catkinflowers.com

The Big Flower Fight
https://www.netflix.com

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This week Jess & Vic are in conversation with Willow Crossley
Willow is an author, designer, mentor, floral stylist & designer based in Oxfordfordshire

Thank you so much for chatting with us willow, we loved every minute

To find out more about Willow....
https://www.willowcrossley.com
https://www.instagram.com/willowcrossleycreates

All of Willow's brilliant books & products are available via her webshop
https://willowcrossley.com/shop
Inspire; The art of living with nature
Flourish
The art of handmade living
The Wild Journal

Willow's online course 'Nourish Yourself Through Nature' can be found at
https://www.createacademy.com

Keep your eyes peeled for Willows collaboration with Amy Kent (Rugs)
https://amykent.com

Coming in 2021 is Willows collaboration with Barneby Gates (Wallpaper)
https://barnebygates.com

Show Notes

London College of Fashion
https://arts.ac.uk

Covent Garden Flower Academy
https://academyofflowers.com

Anthropologie
https://anthropologie.com

Boden
https://boden.co.uk

Yolke
https://www.yolke.co.uk

Jo Malone
https://jomalone.com

The Land Gardeners
https://thelandgardeners.com

The business of growing flowers course
https://thebusinessofgrowingflowers.com

The British flowers book
https://thebritishflowersbook.co.uk

Green and Gorgeous
https://greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk

Wardington Manor
https://wardington.com

Jam Jar edit
https://jamjaredit.co.uk

Not another bill
https://notanotherbill.com

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Today Vic & Jess speak with Emily Robbins, founder of Emily Robbins Flowers

Emily is a wedding and events Florist with a retail plant shop based in Burbage, Leicestershire
She also sells seasonal floral gifts & decor throughout the year at her gorgeous shop 'The Florist'

We were totally spellbound with Emily's positive energy & love for her work and this episode release couldn't have been timed better as we are all feeling a little jaded after the announcement from Boris at the weekend
This one is full of laughter and we hope you enjoy it
We had such fun speaking with Emily about her business , her brilliant ideas that got her though lockdown and how she had completely turned her business on its head

Thank you so much Emily xx

To find out more please visit

Emily Robbins Flowers
https://www.emily-robbins.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/emilyrobbinsflowers

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Today Vic & Jess speak with Ruth Davis, founder of All For Love

During our conversation we discuss Ruth's rise to fame, how she built her business from the ground up, what she finds inspires her work, dealing with burnout and of course THOSE AMAZING ARCHES!

Thank you so much to Ruth for having such an honest and open chat with us, we loved every minute

To find out more about Ruth's beautiful work, please head over to

https://www.allforlovelondon.com
https://www.instagram.com/allforlovelondon

Huge thanks to our sponsors for this series The Freelance Florist

If you would like to find out more about how they can help you as a freelancer or as a business owner then please visit them at

The Freelance Florist
https://www.thefreelanceflorist.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancefloristuk


Show notes

Glenmorangie
https://www.glenmorangie.com

Bottega Veneta
https://www.bottegaveneta.com

If you or anyone you know of is suffering with mental health issues then please clink the links below
Help is always available
https://www.headstogether.org.uk
https://www.samaritans.org
https://www.giveusashout.org

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Today Jess & Vic speak with Kate Spicer founder of Kate Avery Flowers

Kate is a wedding & event florist and mentor/teacher based in Chiddingfold who creates dreamy floral arrangements with the most stunning colour palettes

To find out more about Kate and her 1:1 courses, mentoring & 'Hug in a Jar' PDF please head over to
https://www.kateaveryflowers.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/kateaveryflowers

Huge thanks to our sponsors for this series The Freelance Florist
If you would like to find out more about how they can help you as a freelancer or a business owner then please visit them at
https://thefreelanceflorist.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancefloristuk

We talk to Kate about life before social media and how she got her business off the ground in the early days. We also touch on how much easier it was to find your own natural style of floristry before the noise of apps such as Instagram bombarded you with so much imagery

We speak about how important it is to have an affinity with our potential clients and how targeting your ideal client is so important to our job satisfaction

Kate talks through how she has dialled her business up and down throughout the 16 years it has been going, to work around her family life and about the importance of having a great team of trusted freelancers behind her through the busy and challenging times

Kate kept herself busy throughout lockdown with her hugely successful Hug in a jar deliveries and talks about how she is now pivoting her business to concentrate on teaching and mentoring both in person and online

We have a conversation about the importance of pricing for our worth and skills and how vital it is to have an understanding of the industry standard which will help our whole sector improve finacially as a whole.

Hope that you really enjoy this one

Thank you so much Kate for giving us your time x


Merrist Wood
https://www.merristwood.ac.uk

Judith Blacklock Flower School
https://judithblacklock.com
https://instagram.com/judithblacklockflowerschool

Lightroom App
https://www.adobe.com
Find it on the app store on Google Play & Apple app store

Holly tucker
https://www.holly.co

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Thank you to our sponsors The Freelance Florist. To find out more about how they can help you or your business please head over to

https://www.thefreelanceflorist.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancefloristuk

This week Jess & Vic speak with Sarah Richardson of Leafy Couture
Sarah is based in Yorkshire and covers many aspects of the floral industry under her brand
Wedding & Events, Online retail, In person & Online Flower School, Flower Club, Florist merchandise and even has a book in the pipeline!

We loved hearing Sarahs story of how she got into flowers & her plans for the future

We talk about the importance of building a community, her wonderful team and so much more

We had such a laugh along the way, thank you so much Sarah for speaking with us and sharing your story x

https://www.leafycouture.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/leafycouture

Tregothnan
https://www.tregothnan.co.uk

Flowers From The Farm
https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk

Picked at Dawn
https://www.pickedatdawn.co.uk

Fairynuff Flowers
https://www.fairynuff-flowers.co.uk

Davinder Madaher
https://www.davindermadaher.com

Chapel Designers
https://www.chapeldesingers.com

The LemonTree Trust
https://www.lemontreetrust.org

Holly Tucker
https://www.holly.co

Jo Fairley
https://www.josephinefairley.com

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Today Vic and Jess happily welcome you to Season 2 of Girl Flower Podcast

We are extremely excitable in this episode and can't wait for you to hear this series.
As always, thank you all for your support and kind words of encouragement x

We speak to each other about our future plans for Girl Flower Podcast & exciting things happening in own businesses moving forward through the pandemic

Vic: Ivy Amelia Florals
https://www.ivyameliaflorals.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/ivyameliaflorals

If you would like to find out more about professional 1:1 masterclasses with Vic please drop her an email at [email protected]

Jess: Lolly & The Hare

If you would like to find out more about Jess' new venture in to flower farming then please pop over to her instagram to follow her journey
https://www.instagram.com/lollyandthehare

Green & Gorgeous flowers-Flower farming for beginners course
https://greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk

The business of selling flowers-The business of growing flowers course
https://thebusinessofsellingflowers.com

Huge thanks to our sponsors The Freelance Florist
If you would like to find out more about how they can help you or your business please head over to
https://www.thefreelanceflorist.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancefloristuk

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With huge thanks to Fiona for joining us this week, we absolutely loved chatting with you 
We talk about Fiona's transition from being a wedding florist through to becoming a floral artist, such an interesting conversation xx

If you would like to find out more about Fiona and her upcoming courses then please pop on over to...

Firenza Flowers

www.firenzafloraldesign.co.uk

Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival

www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk

Tallulah Rose

www.tallulahroseflowers.com

Sarah Raven

www.sarahraven.com

Jo Malone

www.jomalone.co.uk

Tregothnan

www.tregothnan.co.uk

Flowers by Clowance

www.flowersbyclowance.co.uk

Picked at Dawn

www.pickedatdawn.co.uk

Flowers from The Farm

www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk

Caroline Beck, Verde Flowers

www.carolinebeck.org

Castle Howard Flower Festival

www.castlehoward.co.uk

Sarah Winward Floral Retreat

www.sarahwinward.com

Paradise Found Retreat at Saltmarshe Hall

www.saltmarshehall.com

The English Garden Magazine

July Issue 2020

https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk

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