SHOUTOUT SOCAL Podcast Feature | Huntress Florals Evolvement & Life Lessons

Typically a woman of few words, Huntress Owner Jennifer couldn't stop talking during this recent feature on the ShoutOut SoCal podcast!

She shared her background, the evolvement of Huntress and lessons learned along the way. From finding listening to your inner voice, manifesting change, to the perspective that grief brings forth - many topics are covered in this episode!

Please listen, download, share and let us know if any of the life lessons resonate for you! 🏹💐🖤

Thank you to SHOUTOUT SOCAL for featuring inspiring creatives and business owners in San Diego, we’re honored to be included in this recent interview!

Welcome Summer - a seasonal tribute

A season of brightness, energy and motion, Summer is here.

When all living things bask in the sunshine, a time to feel truly alive.

Bees buzzing about, flowers abundant, sun-kissed skin, longer days, later sorbet sunsets.

It is in the heart of summertime where we celebrate the brighter daylight.

The renewed sense of time and making fun memories with friends. All of nature is awake.

Summer, we welcome you. Let's smile and dance and feel it all.

We honor you and celebrate your beauty, light and unique gifts.

What are your favorite ways to spend summer? Any seasonal hobbies, favorite things, or nostalgic memories come to mind? Share yours in the comments, we’d love to hear!

Peonies - A tour of Styer's Flower Farm

During a recent visit home to the east coast, I was lucky enough to attend Styer’s Peony Festival. What a delightful treat right in Chadds Ford, PA! 😍

This is the 3rd year they've opened their flower farm for tours. I strolled endless rows of my favorite flower in all of her glorious colors. The shades, the smells, the number of photos I took… each blossom was prettier and more interesting than the next! The flower farm has 25 acres of more than 55,000 peonies in bloom! It was pure peony heaven 🌸

Not only is the peony flower glorious, simply witnessing her lifecycle from a tight bud to a stunning lush bloom full of petals and personality is awe-inspiring. One of the things I love most about the peony is her short window of availability, which makes this coveted flower even more special.

I even got an insiders peek into the family farm, which was magical. The barn that they use as an event venue and the beautifully overgrown and dilapidated greenhouse was my favorite. This instagram post explains why it was a dream setting for me.🌿

The Styer’s Peony Festival happens in May and I hope you find an opportunity to visit next season! In the meantime, treat yourself to some of their flowers online. For now, also enjoy some of the highlights I captured from this perfect flower-filled day! ✨

A Guide To Fresh Florals (3 of 3)

We’ve walked through what to look for at the market, we’ve talked through what to do once your chosen flowers arrive at home. Let’s discuss what to do with the florals now to make them last, and keep them blooming beautifully for a longer period of time.

This is the third and final part of this three-part blog series.

• Refresh water at least every other day… daily if possible.

• Give the stems a fresh angled cut every water change so they can drink fully again!

• Continue to remove leaves as needed to keep them out of the water.

• Place flowers in a cooler area of your home, avoid direct sunlight and heat.

• Keep your fruit bowls at a distance, the ethylene gas fruits emit can shorten the life of your florals.

• Some flowers naturally live longer than others, continue to remove the dying stems periodically and create and enjoy a new arrangement each time!

Overall, enjoy your flowers and the lifetime that they have! And remember…

“Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.” (John Harrigan)

Click HERE for part one of this blog series; click HERE for part two.