Floral Collectives: What They Are and How to Start One with Little Hollow Flowers
Flower Discoveries: Finding inspiration through exploring music
When you’re an artist, you rely on inspiration to create—even though creating most often comes naturally. So what happens when you’re stuck creatively and your normal avenues of inspiration seem to produce nothing of note in you?
You’ve heard us talk about looking to other mediums to be inspired: Paintings, sculptures, drawings, and even fashion can all provide a refresh for your mind. But have you ever thought about music? Discovering new types of music and branching out from what you typically listen to can lead to amazing inspiration and creativity!
Maybe you’re a happy pop listener so you lend your ear to classical piano pieces. Or perhaps you find pleasure in the “oldies” and take an hour to tune into today’s happy hits. Whatever it is, don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone! You might be surprised what you’ll discover.
Special Guest: Little Hollow Flowers
This week, business partners Dustin Saunders and Kate Davenport of Little Hollow Flowers joins Kelly on the Team Flower Podcast. They pride themselves on incorporating native plants and flowers that grow best in their climate (perennials and woody shrubs). These native plants also use less water, which makes the farm more sustainable. You’ll also hear many other reasons why you should consider growing native plants.
Dustin and Kate are incredibly passionate about the growing community and joining forces with other farms for both community and the sharing of knowledge and resources! You’ll hear the following on this topic:
How to facilitate flowers for one another
Collectives: Centralizing the industry
How to start a collective
Opening the conversation between florist and farmer
Finally, the pair is chatting about who their clients are and how the relationship between designers and growers can be expanded and built on. They’re even including their ordering process for floral designers and how they communicate substitutions if necessary!
Located in Berthoud, Colorado, their 5-acre farm hosts a variety of annuals, perennials, woody shrubs, and fruit trees. They are proud to supply their region with locally grown flowers, and they are equally focused on both the quality of their products and the impact of their practices.
Inspired by the beauty and diversity found in landscapes throughout the West, Little Hollow Flowers will continue to expand their offerings in coming years to reflect the sense of place they find so unique to their region. You can follow them on Instagram at @littlehollowflowers or visit their website, www.littlehollowflowers.com to learn more.
