Join Garvey's Gardens' Founder, Sydney, and Marketing Manager, Audrey, as they talk about seasonal flowers, flower farming, running a 100% American-Grown flower shop, interview flower friends, and more! Garvey's Gardens is a flower farm and floral boutique located in Western Colorado that specializes in everyday floral arrangements and full-service wedding flowers.
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk all about a seasonal favorite and a perfect beginner flower to start from seed - Sunflowers! 🌻 From branching to single stem we talk about the benefits and uses for both types of sunflowers! Lots of great websites for buying sunflower seeds! Logistics to help you decide how many sunflower seeds to plant and w…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our August Gardening Checklist, and how that looks on our Flower Farm! We deep dive into the checklist to give you some extra details for how to use it in your garden specifically and changes you might need to make based on your zone. A quick update on what our Flower Farm is looking like right now;…
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#36 - Interview with Kinsey of Vista View Events!
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... One of our favorite Colorado Western Slope Wedding Venues to flower- Vista View Events - with one of the owners and the main wedding planner, Kinsey! She talks all about the unique and beautiful wedding venue which overlooks the beautiful Harvey Gap Reservoir just outside of Silt, CO. She also talks…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... All things Dahlias!! Including... How it went overwintering our dahlia tubers for the very first time! How we overwintered our Dahlias in case you want to do it too! How we dig up the tubers and properly store them for next season - (if you don't want to overwinter them) Different kinds of dahlias a…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Our July gardening checklist - and what that is looking like on our flower farm!! Sign up for here to get this month's gardening checklist! An update on our Dahlias - and what we are still planting right now!! Place an order anytime through our website for a farm-fresh arrangment to be picked-up in …
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#33 - Interview with Dawn from Green Junction
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In this Episode Sydney and Audrey Talk with Dawn from Green Junction Farmstead! Visit the Green Junction Farmstead Website Green Junction does a Saturday Farm Stand from 10-2 at 34 1/2 and Front Street in Palisade, CO- With the BIG tomato and carrot statues out front! :) They are also at the Palisade Farmers Market every Sunday! A refresher on Garv…
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#32 - Selling Flowers Wholesale / to Florists
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Selling Flowers as a Flower Farmer - from wholesale, to retail, to brick and morter and all the nitty gritty parts of selling in each category! Selling flowers wholesale vs. selling flowers to wholesalers. The organizational systems needed from the flower farmers so retail shops, wedding florists, a…
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#31 - Interview with Leslie: Sydney's Mom!
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This week, Sydney chats with her mom, Leslie, in a takeover episode since Audrey gets married this week! Sydney and her mom talk about.... -growing up in Atlanta and Colorado Springs -where Sydney gets her farming genes -favorite flowers and shop items -lessons learned having a daughter as a flower farmer -wedding flowers from Sydney's parents' wed…
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#30 - Summer in Grand Junction, Colorado!
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In this week's episode Sydney and Audrey (and Dottie our sweet farm dog) talk about... Did you know Grand Junction is the #1 Place to Move in Colorado right now according to USA Today?! Grand Junction is only a couple hours from SO MANY amazing places! And we have an airport so we are super easy to get to - with plenty of amenities, but a small tow…
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#29 - Interview with Cassidy of Cassidy and Co Events
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey Interview Cassidy Evans of Cassidy & Co Event Planning! Cassidy tells us about the different options she provides for wedding planning and how the options can work for different style weddings and couples. We also discuss how to communicate with vendors and wedding couples most effectively - giving some tips for b…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... June on a flower farm + in your home gardens!! We are in full maintain and harvest (and weddings!) mode over here on our Western Colorado Flower Farm!! Sign-up to get our Monthly Gardening Checklist! A refresher on Garvey's Gardens for everyone new listening in! We have so many new listeners we want…
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#27 - Interview with Savannah of Candle Kitchen!
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In this weeks episode... Sydney and Audrey interview Savannah Ashmore, whose family now owns Candle Kitchen in Downtown GJ, right across the street from our Flower Shop! She shares how to reserve Candle Kitchen for parties and the process for making your perfect candle scent. Savannah told us about being a tattoo apprentice and her newly opened Tat…
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#26 - Retail Outlets as a Flower Farmer
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In this Episode.... Sydney and Audrey talk about the history of selling cut flowers with Garvey's Gardens! From pop-ups to farmers markets to our retail flower shop we have now, and everything in between. Stay tuned to hear the evolution of our Western Colorado Flower Farm and how we have grown! Order Flowers for pick-up or local delivery in the Gr…
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#25 - How Mother's Day went in our Flower Shop!
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In this week's episode Sydney and Audrey talk about... Mother's Day 2024 - Thank you to all our supporters for an amazing holiday!! We give the inside scoop on what happened behind the scenes with flower orders and deliveries, and how we made it all happen! - Spoiler - it doesn't always go as planned... We give some great tips on how a retail flowe…
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#24 - May on the Farm: It's Gardening Season!
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In this week's episode... Sydney and Audrey talk all things May on the Farm!! Get your copy of our FREE May Gardening Checklist Here! And it's not too late to join our Seed Starting Challenge available there too! It is officially the traditional gardening season!! We have finished planting our first succession of flowers on the farm and we are chat…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... Mother's Day Preparations!! This year we have 2 collections: Mother's Day Signature Vase - Available with Peonies or Lilies Available in the Milk Glass Hobnail, Clear Hobnail, or Pink Hearts Vases Mother's Day Petite Vase - Available with Peonies or Hellabores In our white Brooklyn vase Mother's Day…
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#22 - Interview with Mary of The Hog and Hen!
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with Mary Hall, owner of The Hog and The Hen - Our Downtown GJ neighbor - Deli, Candy Shop, Specialty Grocery & Liquor Store and more!! Mary has been a long-time customer of Garvey's Gardens and we love to frequent The Hog and The Hen as much as possible! Listen to hear more about The Hog and Hen and allllll …
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#21 - Flowering the First Ladies Luncheon!
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Sydney is BACK! And tells us all about her trip to Washington DC last week to help flower the First Ladies Luncheon with Certified American Grown Flowers! Sydney had the chance to go lobby for Certified American Grown Flowers and we spend some time talking about her experience behind the scenes helping advocate for something we are so passionate ab…
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#20 - Interview with Gretchen: Audrey's Mom!
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In this episode, Audrey takes over while Sydney is away and interviews her Mom, Gretchen! We talk about..... What we're is doing in our outdoor spaces and gardens right now - and how we're using Sydney's monthly garden checklist from @grow.with.garveys.gardens! Seed-Starter updates! Gretchen's flower-buying habits at the shop :) More about Audrey's…
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#19 - April on the Farm: It's Planting Time!
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about... April on the Flower Farm! -Irrigation Water is flowing -New Monthly Checklist for Gardeners -Hardening off seedlings -Succession planting -Companies we love: Arbico Organics, DripWorks It's not too late to join our 5-Day Seed Starting Challenge!Oleh Sydney Garvey & Audrey Jones
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#18 - Interview with Lynnsey of It's A Plant Thang
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with Lynnsey Munroe, owner of It's a Plant Thang and a floral designer with Garvey's Gardens! The three of us talk about.... Lynnsey's journey selling houseplants, her plant wagon pop-up, and how she ended up being a floral designer at Garvey's Gardens Indoor plants for businesses Separate care for houseplant…
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#17 - Sustainability: What it means to us!
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about... Sustainability! On the farm....we only use products on the farm that are safe for us and our dog, Dot! She loves our fertilizing day because it's organic seaweed + fish fertilizer (although we keep her away because she will literally lick the leaves!). We compost all scraps that we can, use beneficial …
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#16 - March on the Farm: It's Finally Spring!
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about.... -The Garvey's Gardens' March Gardening Checklist tasks -Farm & Garden Irrigation & how irrigation water works in Western Colorado -Seed Starting - indoors vs direct sow vs fall sow -We get sunflower seeds from Sunflower Selections -Types of flowers - difference between perennials and annuals -All of t…
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#15 - The Floral Trifecta + Workshops
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about... 1. The Floral Trifecta of Holidays: Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day - it's a busy Spring! 2. We are hosting an Easter Centerpiece Workshop on Thursday, March 28 in our shop - you can sign up here - hurry, space is limited! 3. We have SO MANY goodies in the shop for Easter baskets and everyday g…
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#14 - Interview with Amanda Matilda Photography
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk with one of our favorite wedding vendors, Amanda Helmick of Amanda Matilda Photography! In our conversation with Amanda we talk about: -Booking windows for wedding vendors -What to look for and ask about when meeting with wedding vendors -The wedding photographer process including culling photos, editing, del…
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about.... What we're growing this year on the farm! Farm tasks for February are plentiful and include: -Warm Winter Weather -Winter Watering -Starting Anemones and Ranunculus -Defoliating & Pruning Roses -Seed Starting -Tulip Successions -New Irrigation Setup Start your seeds with us! Join our Seed Starting 5-D…
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#12 - Interview with David Foster of Kiln Coffee Bar
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk with... David Foster of Kiln Coffee Bar! -The beginnings of our partnership between Kiln & Garvey's Gardens -Small Business Ownership -Building a Team You can visit Kiln in downtown Grand Junction - they're open everyday at 326 Main Street across from Pablo's Pizza. You can order their coffee beans online too! …
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#11: How Garvey's Gardens Came to Be: Our Fertility Journey
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**Trigger Warning** We talk about fertility and health issues including surgeries, infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss. Please take care of yourself first before you think about listening. And please know, if you have been affected by these health issues as well, we are always here for you and know that you are NOT alone. In this episode, …
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#10 - Valentine's Day Preparations + Wedding Team Update
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about.... Valentine's Day Preparations! This year we have 3 collections: Classic - red roses, waxflower, acacia, salal Wildflower - blues and purples featuring irises, lilies, delphinium, and more Sweetheart - all shades of pink featuring roses, butterfly ranunculus, stock, waxflower, statice, larkspur, and mor…
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#9 - Interview with LuAnn Dickson of EveryStem
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This week Sydney and Audrey talk about... -Everystem floral recipe and organization software with its creator, LuAnn Dickson -LuAnn's background and what led her to create EveryStem -How we like to use EveryStem in our shop! If you're a florist, flower farmer, floral designer, or any combination of those and are looking for an AMAZING software, go …
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about... Hydroponic tulip forcing January Farm Tasks, including our January Garden Checklist All of our favorite links that we feature on our podcast website Valentine's Day prep! Pre-orders are open now! Thanks for tuning in!Oleh Sydney Garvey & Audrey Jones
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#7 - Interview with Sweet Kiwi Bakery & Sydney's Birthday Plans
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey chat about... -Sydney's birthday is coming up (yay!) so we talk through her ideal day on the Western Slope that includes breakfast at Sweet Kiwi, going to Slope & Hatch in Glenwood for lunch, followed by a soak in Iron Mountain Hot Springs. Speaking of Sweet Kiwi.....we host LaRae Biocic, owner of Sweet Kiwi Bakery,…
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#6 - 2024 Predictions for Garvey's Gardens
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about.... -How they spend New Year's Eve 2024 Predictions! -Shop: 2nd year doing all the holidays! YAY! Also expanding to restaurants, hotels, funeral flowers, and more! Our shop is now open at 10am every day of the week :) An extra hour of flower goodness for you! Current hours as of Jan 1, 2024 are Sun-Thurs …
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#5 - Looking Back on 2023 - Shop, Farm, and Weddings!
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In this episode, Sydney & Audrey talk about.... The best of and lessons learned from 2023 for Garvey's Gardens! -The shop - we opened! YAY! So many stories from our time in the shop and a great intro to our favorite floral software, EveryStem! If you sign up using us (sydney@garveysgardens.com) as your referral source you get an extra free month an…
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... themselves! hahahahaha We want to make sure you know who you're listening to every week because, although we love all things flowers, we have other interests and hobbies too! You can find our favorite things here - whether it's our favorite everyday companies to support (hello organic groceries!), o…
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#3 - Interview with April, Owner of Kosi Events
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey chat with April Arnold from Kosi Events all about.... -Western Colorado Weddings -Enagement Season in the Wedding Industry -Our own engagements and weddings, and what we would do differently -Kosi Rentals - soft seating options for events -SO MANY Stories from weddings we have done together! -Advice for small busi…
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#2 - Holiday Season in the Flower Shop
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about.... -Our Flower Shop, Flowers by Garvey's Gardens, and how we decorated for Christmas! -The Tulip Workshop and Bulb Forcing (amaryllis, paperwhites, and tulips) -Holiday centerpieces, wreaths, and planters that you can order here if you live in the Grand Valley -This GORGEOUS wedding we flowered last De…
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#1 - Welcome to the Garvey's Gardens Podcast!
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In this episode, Sydney and Audrey talk about..... -Our shop, Flowers by Garvey's Gardens -USDA Hardiness Zones (just updated for 2023 temp data!) -Growing your team - Sydney is a student of The Abundance Group -Wedding Flowers! Schedule your consult here You can find our favorite things here - whether it's our favorite everyday companies to suppor…
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