a blooming good time podcast with crowley house by Beth Syphers, Rilley Syphers, Emma Dixon
Its winter here which means the holidays are just getting started. With the holidays comes a lot of wreath making and getting to us one of our favorite things, EVERGREENS! Living i the pacific north west you can go anywhere with out see some variety of these beautiful pin trees. We wanted to talk about our favs and how we like to use them. so join us o this episode of a blooming good time.
We all have them an we all have to deal with them, but some time maybe the easy way isn't always the best way. Lets talk about pest and have to deal with them with out having to use harmful chemicals.
Its the end of the growing season, its getting dark early and the air is damp and cold. All we wat to do is stay cozy inside but threes still plenty of work to get done in the garden. Lets talk about that ed of the year garden To Do list that we all love to forget about. The key to a good growing year though is thinking ahead. Before you start garden planning you got to do some garden prepping. so take a deep breath and lets all dig deep to get that list checked off and and finished before the chill really sets in.
Hey Bloomers happy winter!
Hey Bloomers!
Hey Bloomers!
Hey bloomers! Its Now our Off Season when the farm starts to slow down. NOT! We always get asked how we just keep going once the flowers are all gone. Well now that its winter its busier then ever with winter greens and Christmas wreaths. Lets talk about how we keep making money and hopefully give you all some ideas on how even though its winter it doesn't mean you have to stop the fun.
Winter is coming rather quickly this year, so we have to start now if we even want to succeed for next year. How do like to hide the from the seasonal depression? Stick around and we'll tell you on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Hey Bloomers!
Something I love about our garden is all the fruit trees that bloom in the spring and fruit in the Fall. They really add so much to the garden not only for there beauty but for food usage. We have a few that we cant wait to add to our growing collection!
Sweet Peas are defiantly one of our all time favorite things to grow and also our first thing we grew EVER! All though our first attempted was a massive fail, we kept at them and now we grow some AMAZING sweet peas! We are really excided to talk about some of our favorite verity's and one we would love to have in the feature! So lets get sweet on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Sorry for the late episode everyone! Its been some crazy time here on the farm with sweet peas and peonies coming on at the same time! Its been so busy that we forget to eat some days and that's a very bad habit to get in to, so that is what we are talking about in this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Hey Bloomers!
Hello lovely Bloomers! today we are talking about some of our favorite flowers Peonies! These big beautiful blooms are literally so dreamy that a lot of our brides will wait to have their weddings for when they're in bloom. We love growing them and we are so excited to talk about all the pros and cons of having then in your garden! So join us on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
PART 2!!!! We are so excited for this episode of A Blooming Good Time. We are diving farther into the world of roses and all of the ways to take care of them. So get your self cozy and let get started!
Hey Bloomers! We've been working hard on our roses lately so we thought what better time to have a full one chat about all the work that goes into them. From pruning to diseases and how to get ride of them, we have all the details. Also done mind the crazy rain storm happening, we recorded this in the yurt so you can kind of hear everything. But lets make it cozy with some tea or a coffee and have a Blooming Good Time together
While in Australia we were able to sit down and talk with our friends Janae and Chris about their flower farming experience, and slow flowers in Australia! This is definitely more of a casual sit down conversation with friends, but we really wanted to share it with you! So get cozy and lets have a Blooming Good Time!
Welcome to Ottawa Canada! This lovely interview is from our time visiting for our cousins wedding. While we were there wo got to sit down with Amber and talk about having a Flowers Business in the bitter cold of winter, working with family, and more on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Happy wedding season everyone! Its only just beginning and we have a list of things we really hope to see this year! From fun colors and exciting installations, its all very welcomed her on a Blooming Good Time!
The gang is back together on the farm! Emma and Rilley have returned from there adventures in Australia and boy do they have some funny stories' to tell. So settle down a join us with a coffee or tea and get ready to have a blooming good time!
Let's decorate for spring! We are talking about spring cleaning and freshening the home and porches. From new plants, bulbs and color spots, we are reviving spring and welcoming her with windows wide open.
Meal prepping for the busy flower farmer and gardener. It's all about time-saving meals that are nutritious and easy to make when you are short on time. Let's stay healthy and at the top of our game because, as you know, what we do is hard work, so feed the body well.
The case of the missing clippers. Time management! Let's get organized and work on structuring the day so we don't fall behind. I feel as if we could go on and on about our goals and still fall short each year, but cheers to improving!
Let's plan the vegetables garden and talk all about companion planting. What is companion Plaiting you ask? I agree it's a whole new world of where to plant what. In the end it makes for a merrier life for all in the garden.
The language of Flowers
This is what we would love to see in 2023 for wedding designs. We chat about our favorite looks, things we would love to see folks do more of and what we think about the up coming trends for this wedding season.
It can some times feel like you have to giving the flower farm away to friends and family. It's a balancing act for sure and can be a bit of a awkward situation. From charity's to friends and family we talk all about the elephant in the room "the friend and family discount" let's chat this one out.
January 11th its engagement season!
We love the holidays, from the cozy atmosphere and seasonal baking, to cheerful music and crisp fresh air. Its not hard to get excited and into the season of giving. Every year, it seems like its getting harden and harder to know what to get EVERYONE on our gift list AND not claim bankruptcy in the process. Emma and Rilley decided to take a different approach on the whole gift giving thing and gained a bit of inspiration from the big mad Santa himself. We're talking GIFT MAKING! What's more special then a homemade gift!? Along with some other fun ideas and some eco friendly thoughts , we are sure your gonna have A Blooming Good Time with us this Holiday season!
Its no secret that winter is not our favorite time of year. With the cold and the rain and lack of sun light, it can be a bit depressing. Plus there is always a good chance of getting sick at any moment. So our lovely friend Free Wild She is here with the herbal "how to” on surviving the winter gloom. Along with some of our own research, we are sue that we have some fun info for you, or at least you'll have a Blooming Good Time!
Happy Holiday Bloomers! Tis the season of family dinners, baking cookies and pies, and to put it lightly, a lot of stress. We know exactly what it feels like to have so much on your holiday plate and not enough time in the day. So how do we enjoy the holidays and not want to skate away down a river? We here at A Blooming Good Time have some good ideas and some personal tips on how to make things magical and chill. This holiday season lets get cozy and relax! and of course listen to a Blooming Good Time!
Lets talk about the tea sis, and I don't just mean the new hot gossip! We're talking real amazing, steep in water for 2 minutes, TEA!!! Our friend Shandrea sat down with us to talk all about her amazing tea and bitters company, Free Wild She. We talk about how she started her business, the medical property of teas, and the fun and interesting ways you can use bitters! We are so excited to try everything out and we loved learning some mind blowing facts about tea and bitters! Lets get cozy and learn something new together on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
We have a little mini episode for you guys today! Mums are one of our last crops of the year, we love all the variety and how long they can last in a arrangement. We have a few growing tips and some of our favs to grow! So lets get cozy and have A Blooming Good Time this Fall with all our fun Chyerathemums!
Todays episode is a VERY exciting one! We got to sit down and talk with the one and only Mrs. Debra Prinzing, author, editor, and founder of the Slow Flowers Movement! She is also a very dear friend of ours and the editor for Beth and her sisters Sarah's book Furrow and Flower. I'm sure you have head us talk about Slow Flowers before and I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions. For example, what even is it, how do I join, why should I support it? Well we have all the answers and more! So get cozy and join us and Debra of this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
After spending 10 days basking in the sun by the Mediterranean sea, Rilley and Emma got some series garden inspiration! How do you urn dry shitty soil into a Italian dream getaway (Roman god like men not included) ? lets talk about our favorite pants and all the how to's to make your mama mia dreams come true. So bring out the pasta and wine and lets have A Blooming Good Time!
Not gonna lie, the farm can get rather spooky at night when your all alone. So i cant even IMAGINE what it would be like to live on a hunted farm! Its A Blooming Good Spook time and we're looking into some very hunted farms! From the Bell Witch to the house the inspired the Conjuring Movies, get ready to get a little freaked out! Join us on this episode of A Blooming Good Time to just pee your pants a little!
Ever sense we where kids we loved to pretend we where magical witches making potions and casting spells, adding eye of newt and bat wings. But did your know that its really just a secret code? Lets learn together about the secrets of ancient witches, the history of their outcast, and how they learned to protect them selves. We loved making this episode and are so exited for you to have a Blooming Good Time With us!
Its the beginning of spooky season which means its time for Creepy Good Time Episodes!
We can confidently say that we are busy ALL year round, even in the dead of winter. People always ask us "how do you keep going all year round? how can your grow every thing on your tiny farm?" Well, to tell you the truth, we don't. Some times the best things cant be grown! So we turn to nature and go a hunting or foraging! depending on the laws in your area foraging can be a great way to get your hands on fun and unique things like mossy branches and golden furn. The really cool thing about it is you really can do it all year round! We will give you our list and our tips on what to fine, and how to to be smart when dealing with our wild life. So lets go a foraging on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Dried flowers are a whole other world in the flower industry. Not only are they fun and beautiful, but they also can make your growing season a lot longer PLUSE there are so many cool things you can do with them outside of florals! Making teas and beauty products is just the tip of the iceberg. Listen to this weeks episode of A Blooming Good Time and learn more about how fun dead things can be!
"The customer is always right" is what you learn in the customer service industry, but what if said customer is taking advantage of your hospitality? We've totally been there so let us give you some examples that have helped us protect our business and our customers, pulse some embarrassing mishaps that have happened along the way. We all and learning and we want to get better! so lest talk it out on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
Have you ever just wished you could put the feeling of summer on pause and capture it in a jar? Well you kind of can! On this episode of A Blooming Good Time we are talking about why we love canning for winter and saving all those summer foods. From our favorites like pickles and strawberry jam, too all the thing we have on our canning bucket lists. Make amazing homemade gifts for the holiday that your friends will love. Its a lot of fun! So lets all play Little House On The Perrier and get some canning done!
For every gardener, and flower farmer, having flowers for as long and as early as possible is the goal. We all know that by the time New Years has passed, we wish we could press a spring now button and skip the rest of winter, but unfortunately that doesn’t happen. On the bright side, there is a way to plan for the earliest spring and the latest summer. In this episode we will tell you exactly how to do this, and let you in on what flowers are our favorites to plant!
WE GOT A BABY BLOOMERS EPISODE !!!! Lets talk about the benefits of seed saving and the different things you can and can not save for the next planting year. Late summer is the time to collect seeds from all of your yummy vegetables, and any flowers you would like to see again next summer. This episode is for our baby bloomers, so join us for an easy breakdown of why and how to collect seeds in this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
With only 37 days till Fall its time to prepare those end of the year crops. We're just getting started so don't stress! There is still time to get those starts in the gowned. lets go through the To Do list together on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
EVERYBODY'S HOME! With the welcome homecoming of everyone from their European trip, we have lots to talk about and catch up on. Sit down and have Fika with us, grab a coffee and a snack and lets have a chat about all our adventures!
It's update time!
We listen to music, A LOT! I don't think there has been a episode that we haven't talked about a new song, a favorite band, or the rocking playlist we've been slinging bouquets to. We always have the jams going. Its something we defiantly need, but why is it so important? Lets talk about it on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
When you work in the wedding industry styled shoots can be a big help when in comes to building a portfolio or in getting your name out there, if you do it right. There are a lot of benefits to doing them! But there are definitely some down sides. Don't worry though, we are here to talk you through it on this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
We are 100% in our high season aka STRESS season. With 2-4 wedding and events a weekend plus the farm and wholesale markets to keep stalked and organized it can be a bit more then stressful. That is a big no though of our health, so lets dive deep into the health hazards of stress and how we can fight those anxious feelings on this episode of A Blooming Good Time!
We have been working in florals for what feels like a life time now and in many MANY different avenues. From farming, designing, and Wholesale we definitely know our way about the wholes system. But there are A LOT of things we've learn along the way, especially when it comes to all the different ways to make it work as a business. So let us help you skip a lot of the hard steps and get to where you want to be, with maybe a few less misshapes.
Not gonna lie, our life's can be very crazy and hectic. Sometimes if feels like we never have time to do anything that's just for ourselves. Between work and friends it can be stressful to not have room for a bit of "me time". So lets put it into practice by building healthy routines and knowing when to say no to going out or yes to a little solo antique shopping. Lets rebuild and take the time to be better versions o our self's.
What makes a home "homie"? Well me like to think YOU do, as in you as a individual. Whatever is you is exactly what home is. Weather your bright and colorful but minimalistic, or chill warm and eclectic. Making a home is putting your personality into a physical space. But Girls, what if I don't know how to do that? Well don't you fret Bloomers! We got some tips for you.
Healthy plants part 2 baby!!!
We have to confess, we're kind of plant nerds. Well Rilley is, especially when it comes to medicinal plants and being able to know how to identify them in the wild. So after a fun weekend away full of woodland and costal plant heaven, she's FINALY doing her healthy plants episode. Lets dive into plants and flowers growing in your own back yard an how they may just help you with those headaches or insomnia. Healthy plants aren't just your fruits and vegetables.
Update time!
Color is a really weird thing and we're diving into it. from the science on how color works and why we can see it or why we can't, to the are of working with it for art and design. Join us on this mind blooming episode of A Blooming Good Time.
CALLING ALL BABY BLOOMER'S!!!
It's time to get down and dirty lady's and gentlemen, but get your mind out of the gutter and into the soil. We here at A Blooming Good Time are talking all things dirt and what exactly goes on beneath our feet. There's a whole ecosystem of life and organisms down there that help your plants live and thrive, but what are some steps we can take to help support all that life? Lets Talk about it! And get down and dirty!
Part 2 of Connecting With Nature has us talking about all the pollinators and their very important jobs. Also what can we do to help these busy creatures thrive, even in your local neighborhood! With good laughs and fun information we learn that everything has a place in this world and how we can make a difference to help more and take a little less. Simple changes that can make a big difference.
How can we become more connected with nature? It seems as though most of society is no longer connected to the natural world around us. Most children that live in Neighborhood settings don't have as many opportunity's to be taught about how the world around them works. Today we're talking about the potential long term effects this changes might have on children and adults alike. does it really mater if we don't have sympathy for the other living things around us? find out in this episode of A Blooming Good Time.
Beth Chatto was the amazing gardener who said "Right plant, right place." meaning there is a prefect plant for each circumstance, you just need to do the research. Well you can also think of this when your creating a garden, what is it that the landscape is already telling you? Is it dry and sandy? Or maybe wet and shady? All of these things can drastically change the kind of garden that you'll want to create, but we can walk you through it. This episode Emma and Beth talk about the different gardens we've had to make on the farm and how to be creative with the space your given.
Flower farming seems like the most magical job, where rainbows and butterflies fill the sky, and we frolic through fields of wild flowers, ribbons flowing behind every twirl, but lets be real here. There is a lot of work that goes into farming! Just like any other job, this one has its ups and downs, and we would love to sit down and chat about what it takes to be a flower farmer, and as always, we have some pretty funny stories to tell.
Many times we get the question "How do you do it all?". With us not only full time farming/designing, we are also running a YouTube, posting on Instagram daily, and of course recording this podcast. To not get overwhelmed we came up with some tips and tricks we've found really helpful over the years that keep us organized, and on top of the farming life. So here is our guide to how we "Do it all".
Its spring cleaning time Bloomers! Time to bring in the bright new colors of spring and welcome the fresh warm sunshine, but with a eco friendly twist! We challenged ourselves and you to do the research and make the eco friendly switch to homemade natural cleaning solutions. We're giving you all the details! lets get cleaning Bloomers! Use the hashtag #cleanbloomers and share your spring cleaning experience with us!
Every Year around St. Patrick's day is when what we call The Celtic Season begins! The beginning of spring and the planting season when the whole world feels like its turning green. There's so much beauty and things growing that you can't help but feel that there is reason to celebrate. Join us this episode to gain inspiration to make your own Celtic season!
Happy International Women's Month! We are so excited to talk all about the women who inspire us, and have made doing what we do possible. We wanted to pay tribute to the many women in history that became forerunners for future women in landscaping and farming. Join us in todays episode on exploring the gardeners who paved a way for us to grow.
Ready, Seed, Grow! in this episode of A Blooming Good Time, the girls go over the the upcoming projects for the farm. New Gardens, a pond, and how they want to take being bee and pollinator friendly to the next level. lets get inspired together in the garden!
Hey new growers or Baby Bloomers! Lets sit down and learn some stuff! Today Emma, Beth, and Rilley are giving you some of their favorite tips and tricks to gardening. Think of it as your little cheat sheet on how to work smarter and not harder in the garden. We've put all of these to the test and know that they sure to help us here on the farm so we wanted to share the knowledge.
There is a day in which the gifting of flowers is the means of celebration. May day. Some may have heard of this day, and some may even celebrate it, but the thought of brightening a friends day with flowers makes me wish every day was may day. But why can't it be? Join us for this weeks episode as we talk about celebrating may day every day, and gardening with the intention of giving.
It's that day. The day that stores are flooded with last minute husbands and boyfriends searching for chocolates and flowers, and little kids are running to school with their grocery bag filled with little cards and candy. Is it a day to celebrate romantic love only, or is love much bigger than that? Love is a huge part of all of our lives, so let's talk! What does love mean to us all, and how should we look at valentines day?
We are all constantly shown new trends and styles, especially when planning for a wedding. In this episode, we dive deep into this years trends, and how to be unique in your style, but is having a "Pinterest worthy" wedding actually what makes it a success in the end?
Once winter hits do you ever start feeling blue? It might affect us all differently, but this time of year has got us talking about a few of our experiences with this ,and some tips and tricks we've learned over the years. It's so nice to know that we aren't the only ones with the winter blues, and we can all make it through to spring together!
Whether you have a garden that could support all your needs, or a few herbs here and there, creating your own little farmers market is something that so special, and that anyone could do. It's so rewarding walking into the garden to gather ingredients for your family and guests. Here at the farm, the kitchen door is always wide open in the summer. Music and the smell of food dance out into the garden, as we run to get a few tomatoes, or a cutting of rosemary, and in those moments, we always come to the conclusion that this is what life is all about. Join us as we talk about the things we like to grow, and make, in the hopes that you will get some inspiration to create your own farmers market.
In the dark winter months, after all of the festivities, it if finally time to organize the office and begin planning and prepping for the year ahead. As flower farmers, this is a crucial part of the gardening cycle, and it can be for anyone! so grab a cup of tea and join us as we talk about our to do, or NOT to do list for the year ahead, and for many other funny moments!
It's the New Year, so this means resolutions! Sit down with us as we talk about all of our goals for the new year, both on the farm, and in our every day lives. Some are physical, or personal, and some are just funny. Join us this year, setting goals, in the hopes that we can all become a better person, year by year.
When it comes to living alternatively, our friends at The Epic Family Road Trip know what their doing. We are so exited to have out first gust Carol and Caroline Vanstralen on to talk about how to make anywhere your home. Also we get to chat about Rilley and Emma own alternative way of living.
We wont lie to you, we really don't know how to take a vacation. With us going into Christmas, we are getting ready for a well deserved break, but how does one relax when you own your own business? Hang out with us while we talk about stoping the grind... well TRYING to stop it.
The Crowley House girls look back on where their dreams started and how BIG they've grown, all the hiccups they've run into, and the new even BIGGER dreams in the future.
