About this episode

Debra Prinzing interviews Caitlin Mathes about her work with marigolds and the upcoming American Flowers Week's Botanical Couture collection.

In the runup to our American Flowers Week’s annual Botanical Couture collection, I’m welcoming Caitlin Mathes to the Slow Flowers Podcast. A longtime Slow Flowers Member based in New York’s Finger Lakes Region, Caitlin has been cultivating the Tagetes species, also known as the marigold, since 2019. Her passion led to establishing The Marigold Gardens […] The post Episode 773: The Marigold Gardens with Caitlin Mathes, the American Flowers Week Botanical Couture Series, Part One appeared first on Slow Flowers Podcast with Debra Prinzing .

People in this episode

Host: Debra Prinzing

Guest: Caitlin Mathes

Topics covered

• floral design
• marigolds
• Botanical Couture
• American Flowers Week
• sustainable flowers

Keywords

• marigold
• Caitlin Mathes
• American Flowers Week
• Botanical Couture
• floral design
• Tagetes
• sustainable flowers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slow Flowers

Products: Tagetes, marigold

Books & works: Botanical Couture

Places: New York’s Finger Lakes Region

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