Garden People

Garden People: Ngoc Minh Ngo - photographer, author

My guest today is Ngoc Minh Ngo, a photographer and author based in New York City.  Her work is an immersive exploration of the beauty of plants and nature, enveloping an

Garden People: Rebecca McMackin, ecological horticulturalist

Can you name a garden dweller who is ecologically obsessed, a little punk rock, and creates spaces for plants, pollinators and people in equal measure? Why that would be

Garden People: Lucy Hunter - creative director, garden & floral artist, photographer, author

My guest is Lucy Hunter, a multi-hyphenate if there ever was one: creative director, garden designer, floral artist, stylist, photographer, teacher, author, botanical dye

Garden People: Jennifer Jewell - gardener, author, radio/podcast host, Cultivating Place

My guest today is Jennifer Jewell, gardener, author, and the host of Cultivating Place, a co-production & podcast of North State Public Radio, which is syndicated across

Garden People: Amanda & Mia - floral design studio, Studio Mondine

Today I welcome Amanda Luu and Mia Westphal of Studio Mondine, a floral design studio based in San Francisco, California, to the Garden People podcast.  Mondine’s work is

Garden People: Sarah Statham - floral artist, Simply by Arrangement

Today I welcome floral artist and flower friend and mentor, Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement. Whether writing from her corner of Yorkshire, England, or gardens fart

Garden People: Jane Scotter - grower and author, Fern Verrow

My guest is Jane Scotter, a biodynamic farmer and author and the force behind Fern Verrow in Herefordshire in the West Midlands of England.  Jane has been a huge inspirat

Garden People: Marryn Mathis - grower and educator, The Farmhouse Flower Farm

My guest is Marryn Mathis, a flower farmer and educator running a small family flower farm in Stanwood Washington.  A few years ago Marryn left her corporate job for a li

Garden People: Bex Partridge, floral artist and author - Botanical Tales

My guest today is Bex Partridge, the floral artist and gardener Botanical Tales based in Devon, England. Bex creates sustainable designs, displays and installations using

Garden People: Melissa Goldstein - ceramic artist, Mg by hand

My guest today is the incredible Melissa Goldstein, a ceramic artist based in Brooklyn, New York.  Her work – hand thrown and painted with a cobalt stain and the occasion

Garden People: Cel Robertson - Grower, Forever Green Flower Co.

My guest is Cel Robertson, author and owner of Forever Green Flower Co. an artisan flower farm in North Norfolk, England, growing garden gathered blooms for sale to flori

Garden People: Lauren Palmer, founder and principal designer, The Wild Mother Creative Studio

It is a pleasure to welcome Lauren Elizabeth Palmer, Founder and Principal Designer at The Wild Mother Creative Studio.  Lauren, along with her sisters Leah and Callie, a

Garden People: Clare Foster, Garden writer

My guest is Clare Foster, the Garden Editor at House & Garden magazine in the UK.  Clare is the author of numerous books, including the gorgeous Winter Gardens with photo

Garden People: Amanda Vidmar, floral artist

My guest is Amanda Vidmar, floral artist of Amanda Vidmar Designs, and co-owner/designer at Francis & Frances in San Francisco, California. Amanda’s appreciation of place

Garden People: Alison Jenkins, Damson Farm, Ecological Gardener

My guest is Alison Jenkins of Damson Farm in Somerset, England.  Alison trained as a garden designer before making her small holding of Damson Farm into a resource for le

Garden People: Joanna Game, floral artist & grower

My guest this week is Joanna Game, a grower and floral artist based in Devon, England. Joanna’s arrangements have a sort of cultivated wildness, reflecting both her garde

Garden People: grower and breeder Tiffany Jones, Blomma Flower Farm

This week I welcome Tiffany Jones of Blomma Flower Farm (@blommaflowerfarm) to the show. Tiffany is a grower in San Clemente, California and is building new farm in Nevad

Garden People: floral artist Emily Avenson, Fleuropean

We welcome Emily Avenson of Fleuropean to the show!  Originally from California, Emily grew into her role as a floral artist and instructor after her move to Belgium, whe

Garden People: Philippa Stewart - grower (and dahlia obsessive) Justdahlias

This week we welcome Philippa Stewart, of Justdahlias, located in Cheshire, England.  Philippa’s passion for Dahlias is infectious.  She is an enthusiast first and foremo

Garden People: Hannah Brannan - software engineer, Gather Flora

Today we welcome Hannah Brannan of Gather Flora in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Guided by the Slow Flower movement, Hannah created the Gather Flora web platform to connec