Residential Landscape Design with Dorsey Kilbourn

Sarah kicks off the episode with her thoughts on what sustainability means for her business & garden practices (2:30), and will be covering sustainability on the floristry side next week. Listen to the flower fact trivia question (23:00), with the answer after the interview.

Today's guest is Dorsey Kilbourn from Blossom in Portland, Oregon, who stops by to talk about landscape design for homes (23:25). This episode will make you want to turn your unloved backyard into the outdoor space of your dreams! Think peaceful morning coffee space, outdoor dinners, swing 'portals', patio covers, children's play features, and creating different 'rooms'. She fills us in on some of her go-to design features, how to maximize space in urban landscapes, how she brainstorms and narrows down her designs, garden layers, what to expect if you work with a landscape design company, and how she got into this field.

Dorsey walks us through some of her favorite plants, recommendations for how to create garden borders, and answers some rapid-fire listener questions such as: drought tolerant plants, plants that are good for shade, and irrigation tips for resilient plants. 

For design inspiration, Dorsey uses Pinterest and loves following Piet Oudolf, Charlotte Rowe Gardens,  MCLD LLC, Sunset Magazine, Artisan Landscapes, and Lara Behr. For plant inspiration, Dorsey highly recommends looking through the Xera Plants website, especially if you're in the Pacific Northwest.

At the end of the ep, Sarah answers the trivia question (1:19:02) & the song of the week is Long Black Veil by Johnny Cash (1:20:05).

Subscribe to the Flower Friends pod wherever you get your podcasts, and follow along on Instagram at @flowerfriendspodcast, and with Sarah at @growgirlseattle.