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Alaska Peony Retreat w/ Petals by the Shore
When I first learned about Kelly Shore’s Peony Retreat that’s during the Celebration in Homer, Alaska I knew I had to join in, especially creating a floral outfit, something I’ve wanted to try ever since I saw the bontical courter design installations at the Northwest Home and Garden Festival in Seattle a few years ago. The application process to attend had me submitting a sketch up with color pallet and outline of my design idea for the Fleur de Paeonia Bontical “dress.” The only rule was I had to use 80% peonies. I also knew I wanted to bring some flowers from my farm to celebrate American Grown flowers and the farmers who…
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Flowers kept showing up
There it was, Bloom Imprints Slow Flowers Journal, “Botanical Couture Summer 2022 edition” with my article Flowers From The Heart; The purple Dahlia within its 88 pages. I can’t even begin to describe seeing my words published where thousands of eyes will take a sneak peak into how I started the business of my dreams, sharing the blooms I grow and their messages of love with the world. I wrote, “They say grief comes from not being able to receive love from the departed and lack of being able to express ours in return. But I’m here to tell you, death doesn’t stop love and a flower showed me.” To read the article…
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How Flowers Help Me Be Brave Interview and More
Back in February I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Alaska’s Farm Land Trust’s Amy Petit yet again on Ag Matters Radio. We love Amy because of her support and belief in Alaska Agriculture We talked all things flowers on the farm, the events, lunch and dinner tours we hold every summer here and then some. We discussed about how life decides where we are going sometimes. About how I got started in Agriculture. How Flowers help me be brave. What are my favorite resources for farming and business success? Even what my favorite vegetable is “this” time of year. For and early flower fix be sure to tune in for our…
