Black in the Garden

Episode 12 of Season 3 is upon us as Colah B Tawkin reflects on some lessons from Black History Month 2021.
We’re joined by floral and wood designer, John Pendleton from Chicago. Colah and John unpacked quite a bit

Show Notes


Episode 12 of Season 3 is upon us as Colah B Tawkin reflect on some lessons from Black History Month 2021. 
We’re joined by floral and wood designer, John Pendleton from Chicago. Colah and John unpacked quite a bit on topics like:

🪵Masculinity in the floral design world.
🌷His love for sawdust and creating boutonnières.  
💐Musings on the vision and six figure flower budget of the Roc Nation brunch. 
☠️The silent and rusty G in HGTV.
🎥Some of John’s favorite scenes of Black folks with flowers like Black is King.
😒The whitewashed floral supply chain. 
👧🏾Engaging Black youth in floristry and much more!

Shout outs: the legend, Marsha P. Johnson and 
Maurice Harris @bloomandplume
@oldchapcharity

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What is Black in the Garden?

The podcast that resides at the intersection of Black Culture and horticulture in a world where all the garden fairies and most of the gnomes are white. Hosted by millennial black plant enthusiast and self proclaimed Plantrepreneur, Colah B Tawkin. 'Conversations WILL be had' on a range of topics that directly influence and impact black plant keepers as we blackily impact and influence the world.

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