Indiana Flower + Patio Show - Celebrities & Speakers

Brian Coovert AIFD, CFD, EMC

Brian Coovert AIFD, CFD, EMC- Biography Brian Coovert lives in Columbus Ohio where he is the proprietor and lead designer of Blühen Florist. His company focuses mainly on events both social and commercial as well as concierge floristry in the central Ohio area as well as world wide. In 2011, Brian attended the Araik Galastyan International Floral Design School in Moscow, Russia and in 2014 he finished his studies, and completed the European Masters Certification in Bruges, Belgium and Paris, France. In 2017 Brian continued his education and completed his studies and acquired his Certified Floral Designer accreditation and in 2018 was inducted into The American Institute of Floral Designers. International travel and floral education are passions for Brian. He has worked along side and trained with Floral Masters in multiple countries with the intention of honing his skills and pursuing his passion in the floristry industry.

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JO ELLEN MEYERS SHARP

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, a 25-year, award-winning veteran of newspaper journalism, owns Write for You! LLC, a freelance writing and editing business. She was a regular contributor to Indiana Gardening from 2009 to 2019, and founding editor of Iowa Gardener, Michigan Gardening, Minnesota Gardener and Wisconsin Gardening magazines. She edited those magazines from 2012 to 2018.

She's editor of On the QT, the award-wining newsletter of GardenComm: Garden Communicators International. She wrote an award-winning weekly gardening column for The Indianapolis Star, 1989 to 2019. She blogs for several corporations and is a frequent guest on television, radio and web broadcasts.

An Indiana Advanced master Gardener, she co-teaches the City Gardener Program with a Purdue-Marion County Horticulture Extension Education. She is a garden coach and has an all-season container planting business. For nearly 25 years, she has worked at a large, independent garden center in Indianapolis, including a stink as buyer of perennials, trees and shrubs. She's co-author of the Indiana Gardener's Guide, author of The Visitor's Guide to American Gardens, and contributor to Oxford Companion to the Garden and Phaidon's The Gardener's Garden. A popular speaker, she is a member of GreatGardenSpeakers.org, where she has more than 50 five-star rated reviews.

Jo Ellen is the immediate past president of GardenComm, a member of Indiana landmarks Historic Landscapes Committee, and former director of the Horticultural Society at Newfields (formerly Indianapolis Museum of Art).

She’ll share them with you when she appears at the Flower + Patio Show on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 20.

Kayla Meyer

Kayla Meyer, owner of Veggie and Vine, began combining her passion for agriculture and the beauty it provides in 2018. Her business offers educational flower arrangement classes held in homes, at wineries, breweries, and private businesses. Additionally, she offers made to order arrangements and consulting to those looking to freshen up their homes. Veggie and Vine incorporates natural gathered elements, in season blooms, and locally sourced components to create beautiful lasting arrangements and memories. In 2022, she is looking forward to expanding in home class offerings and her pumpkin crop. Kayla resides in Carmel, IN with her husband Ethan and she is a certified Agriculture Educator.

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Lisa Schmitz

Lisa Schmitz has a love for the arts. After leaving corporate America in 2015, she created a floral design consultancy Where Pigs Fly and such, which is part of a nonprofit that Lisa and her husband John founded, the Mars Hill Arts Center. As co-founder, Lisa manages the arts center, which is focused on providing arts and community outreach programming for the neighborhood of Mars Hill. Lisa has also been considered “the flag lady” in Speedway, making most of the race flag pennants you see on homes and businesses around town during the month of May. Lisa also runs the social media brand “For the Love of Speedway” which spotlights the good about the town and the race and she has turned it into a fun brand with things like dog collars, kitchen aprons, abstract paintings, and all kinds of fun checkered décor items!

Lisa also co-founded the brand Do Something Indy with her husband, which is an effort to spotlight the good things that people are doing for their communities in the Indianapolis area. They showcase various organizations on their Facebook and Youtube shows.

Lisa’s floral design was recently recognized and on exhibit as part of the inaugural Newfields Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Art in Bloom exhibit in 2021 and has been chosen again in 2022.

In addition to floral design, Lisa is a plaster relief and abstract painting artist. Her plaster art has been chosen by the Hoosier Women Artists Program for 2022 and will be on exhibit at the Indiana Statehouse.

Lisa is also an experienced HR professional. She has served companies like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Galyans, and finished her HR career as VP of Human Resources for a division of the multi-million-dollar organization of NAPA Auto Parts.

Lisa can be found on the Instagram handles:

@fortheloveofspeedway
@wherepigsflyandsuch
@marshillarts
@dosomethingindy

http://www.wherepigsflyandsuch.com
https://www.marshillarts.com/about-ftlos

Derek Woodruff, AIFD, CFD, CF Designer with 46th and Spruce

Kymbra Tucker Designer Banner Flower House

Michelle Soupley Runyon AIFD, CFD Designer Banner Flower House

Jennifer Butcher, AIFD, CFD Floral Director Indianapolis Fruit

Kathryn Reeves Purdue Extension Master Gardener and Professor Emerita of Art, Purdue University

“Terrariums: Magical Miniature Gardens”

Kathryn Reeves is a Purdue Extension Master Gardener, award winning artist and photographer. She is a Purdue University Professor Emerita of Art. She also taught in the College of Design at Iowa State University and worked as a garden designer with a landscape architect. She has been a horticultural practices judge for the national FFA conference held in Indianapolis. Her advice on garden design trends appeared in Lafayette Magazine. She grows beautiful plants year-round in the garden and indoors.

In her presentation, Kathryn will show you easy steps to create your own terrariums for tropical plants, ferns, moss, succulents and cactus. Don’t miss these insider tips and tricks for making an inspiring mini garden for your home or office.

Todd Jamenson Balanced Harvest Flower Farm

Todd Jameson, along with his wife Kathleen Jameson, operate Balanced Harvest Flower Farm in Needham, Shelby County, Indiana. They produce sustainably grown cut flowers and branches, their products are sold to florist shops and direct to the consumer at the Zionsville, Binford and Fort Ben Farmers Markets.

A native of Farmingdale, New Jersey, Todd has invested a lifetime in the production and marketing of horticultural products. He was a founding farmer at the New York City Greenmarkets in 1976.

Balanced Harvest Flower Farm is a member of Indiana Grown and an enthusiastically supports the Slow Flower Movement, a philosophy that supports grown-in-the-USA flower farms as well as florists, floral designers and retailers committed to using American-grown products.

Todd currently serves as vice president of the Indiana Floral Association.

TERRI STACY

Terri grew up in Henry County and currently lives in Greenfield with her husband, David, of 34 years and their 3 cats and new puppy. Terri is celebrating 34 years at WIBC Radio in Indianapolis. She was the co-host of the Morning News for 22 years, which included reporting traffic for the last 3.

Right now, Terri has taken on the role of a Program called “NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR”, which promotes non-profit events. In 2018, she attended 200 events throughout Central Indiana, broadcasting on air and online. She has more fried fish and bake sale goodies than she cares to mention and is thinking of becoming a competitive eater.

Terri was a 15 year volunteer, reading to K-2, once a month at Central Indiana Schools for the Indiana Pacers "All Star Reading Program. Terri also is a former board member/volunteer for the Indiana Canine Assistance Network and a 25 year volunteer and On Air Host for the Salvation Army Radiothon.

Terri has also received the following awards: 2018 Best Incite Community Service Program for "Neighbor to Neighbor", Indianapolis Woman's Favorite Personality for 2007 & 2008, 2009 Marconi Personality Of The Year nominee, 2001 Recipient of the mental Health Association in Marion County's Ray & mark Houk Award.

Terri will be the stage emcee on Saturday March 12th & Sunday March 13th

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