Episode 692 Bonus: Sarah Statham of Simply By Arrangement (Encore)
November 26th, 2024
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Hello everyone, Debra Prinzing here from the Slow Flowers Podcast. I hope you have been following along for the past few months as we have been posting Instagram live conversations with our amazing Slow Flowers WORLDWIDE Summit speakers.
Today, I have a fun conversation to share and it will introduce you (or possibly re-introduce you) to Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement, who is based in the north of England in the Yorkshire region. Sarah will be one of our 15 inspiring presenters at the 2025 Summit, taking place January 9-11, 2025. Her presentation: Creating a Workshop Destination for Flower Lovers will share more about how Simply by Arrangement has become a must-visit venue for floral enthusiasts around the world – I can’t wait for you to attend and learn more!
In 2015, I was so fortunate to visit this beautiful, history-rich area as Sarah’s guest. Home to the Brontë sisters, and the beautiful RHS Harlow-Carr Botanic Garden, the architecture and landscape took my breath away. Sarah’s design studio and cutting garden are the source of all the incredible, natural beauty that she shares with followers around the globe who love her @simplybyarrangement feed on Instagram.
Sarah and her husband James, often called “Mister Simply” in her IG posts, were exceedingly generous hosts for my mom and me. We met many other flower farmers, including Gillian Hodgson, founder of Flowers from the Farm, who organized my entire itinerary and brought together the local flower farmers for me to meet while enjoying high tea.
It was an unforgettable visit, and today I’m sharing the encore replay of my 2015 podcast interview with Sarah. This is from Episode 198 – originally posted on June 16, 2015. I know you’ll enjoy the conversation as Sarah tells me how she left a stressful legal career for a life in flowers. In it, she refers to Christie Buchanan, her original business partner in Simply by Arrangement. When she launched Simply by Arrangement, Sarah’s original vision paired excellent food with seasonal flowers. Christie (aka Mrs. B.), prepared exquisite menus for workshop guests, and when I met her, I was smitten by both the woman and her handcrafted savory and sweet dishes. Now, Mrs. B. is busy with young grandbabies, so Sarah draws provisions from other cooks and chefs.
I reunited with Sarah in 2022 when I attended two days of floral workshops at the Cambo Estate outside Saint Andrews, Scotland. You can find the PDF of my story from the Fall 2022 issue of Slow Flowers Journal (below), to read and learn more about Simply by Arrangement:
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