Episode 459: Modern Montana with Remy Brault of Labellum, a retail flower shop in Bozeman, Montana

Remy Bault, floral artist and entrepreneur A beautiful centerpiece by Remy Brault, of Labellum Please meet Remy Brault of Labellum, a contemporary floral boutique based in Bozeman, Montana. Remy and I first met in September 2017 at a conference called Rocky Mountain Gardening Live, produced by Rocky Mountain Gardening magazine. She shared a beautiful tabletop floral demonstration featuring all Montana-grown flowers, and later led a fun hands-on workshop to teach participants how to make miniature floral pieces as place settings. I was there to talk about the Slow Flowers Movement from a gardener's point of view. Wild, bold, natural -- the Labellum style reflects Remy's contemporary aesthetic and geographic inspiration Soon after that, Remy joined Slow Flowers as a member and I've been wanting to have her as a guest on the Podcast for quite a while. It seems like perfect timing to do that right now, with something fun to celebrate -- including her centerpiece and bridal bouquet featured in The Slow Flowers Journal Book. Two pieces, designed by Remy Brault -- illustrating the range of her floral art Here's more about Remy Brault and Labellum: Labellum is a retail flower shop in downtown Bozeman, which also specializes in event florals. With a style that is hip, modern and organic, Remy writes this on Labellum's web site: "We love mixing natural elements and incorporating rich textures into our work. With artistry and imagination, each arrangement tells a story and is as unique as our clients. We are inspired by the ever changing seasons with all of their natural textures. Inside Labellum, where plants and vases play a large role in the inventory, too. "Impact is everything and our footprint matters to us. We work with gardeners and farmers in our area during the warmer months in Montana to combine as many vibrant local flowers as possible into our designs. We also grow many flowers on our own and whenever possible we love foraging respectfully and ethically in the forest or along the river beds for awesome drift wood, rocks, and anything that has fun textures and shapes. We have recently become beekeepers and added two bee hives to our little ever changing urban 'farm.' Our hope is to help with pollinating our neighborhood, increasing bee populations and of course produce a delicious organic wildflower honey." Feminine flowers, designed with a sculptural approach for both a bouquet and a centerpiece arrangement, by Labellum By the way, the word "Labellum" is the center petal of an orchid. A beautiful name and brand for an organically-focused floral shop. One of Remy's tabletop arrangements, featured in the new Slow Flowers Journal - Volume One, from Ch. 5: Farm to Tabletop (c) Fran Ze Photography A bridal bouquet featuring icelandic poppy, foxglove, corn cockle, candytuft, scabiosa, nigella, dusty Miller and phlox, from Ch. 6: Slow Weddings (c) Norman and Blake Photography Above, please enjoy two stunning creations by Remy Brault in Slow Flowers Journal - Volume One book. Find and follow Remy Brault at these social places: Labellum on Facebook Labellum on Instagram Today, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, we're kicking off my new book, the Slow Flowers Journal - Volume One, and I couldn't be more excited to share the news with you! I'm celebrating the launch in a few ways -- in-person with my Seattle community at a socially-distanced book-signing event at the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, and online, with our Slow Flowers Community everywhere via a virtual book launch on Zoom. Click here to order copy of Slow Flowers Journal - Volume One -- our bookstore is open for orders. The virtual Launch Party and Happy Hour will take place at 4 pm Pacific/7 pm on June 24th and we will welcome many special guests who appear in the book's pages. Here's the invitation -- and you're invited to join us! Eighty Slow Flowers members are featured in the pages of the new Slow Flowers Journal - Volume One Book In coming weeks, I'll be showcasing the talents and stories of many of the members featured in our new book -- and if you're interested in submitting your floral designs and the story of your floral enterprise for possible inclusion in Slow Flowers Journal - Volume Two, please reach out! We are beginning to plan our next book in the series and would love to consider you for its pages. More details to follow later this summer, but you can submit you ideas to: debra@slowflowers.com. On Sunday, June 28th, we kick off the sixth annual American Flowers Week, with a full calendar of online, virtual events. Keep an eye out for details on our Slow Flowers Facebook and Instagram pages, as we will announce new content, interviews, design demonstrations, floral installations and tours each day, June 28th through July 4th! Share your story, your farm, your floral designs during #americanflowersweek Here's how you can help out the campaign: Take photos of your flowers -- on the farm, in the studio, and in your customers' hands.Post those photos to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (or all three!) and please tag #americanflowersweek and #slowflowers, in addition to the tags you usually use. On Instagram & Twitter we are @myslowflowers. On Facebook, we are SLOW FLOWERS. Download free American Flowers Week graphics, badges and other resources at americanflowersweek.com See you on Social Media during June 28-July 4 and Enjoy those Red, White & Blue Blooms! Thank You for Listening! Thank you to our Sponsors This podcast is brought to you by Slowflowers.com, the free, nationwide online directory to florists, shops, and studios who design with American-grown flowers and to the farms that grow those blooms. It’s the conscious choice for buying and sending flowers.And thank you to Florists' Review magazine. I'm delighted to serve as Contributing Editor for Slow Flowers Journal, found in the pages of Florists' Review. Read our stories at slowflowersjournal.com. FarmersWeb software makes it simple for flower farms to streamline working with their buyers. By lessening the administrative load and increasing efficiency, FarmersWeb helps your farm save time, reduce errors, and work with more buyers overall. Learn more at farmersweb.com. Longfield Gardens, which provides home gardeners with high quality flower bulbs and perennials. Their online store offers plants for every region and every season, from tulips and daffodils to dahlias, caladiums and amaryllis. Check out the full catalog at Longfield Gardens at longfield-gardens.com. Johnny's Selected Seeds, an employee-owned company that provides our industry the best flower, herb and vegetable seeds -- supplied to farms large and small and even backyard cutting gardens like mine. Find the full catalog of flower seeds and bulbs at johnnysseeds.com. The Slow Flowers Podcast has been downloaded more than 617,000 times by listeners like you. Thank you for listening, commenting and sharing – it means so much. As our movement gains more supporters and more passionate participants who believe in the importance of the American cut flower industry, the momentum is contagious. I know you feel it, too. I value your support and invite you to show your thanks and with a donation to support my ongoing advocacy, education and outreach activities. You can find the donate button in the column to the right. I'm Debra Prinzing, host and producer of the Slow Flowers Podcast. 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