Ep. 410: Crafting Stunning Arrangements with Canaan Marshall - Outdoor Mini-Series Pt. 4

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We conclude our four-part outdoor mini-series with special guest Canaan Marshall, a floral designer renowned for his breathtaking arrangements featured throughout Season 1 of HBO Max's Full Bloom. Canaan shares his journey into floral design, offering invaluable tips on shopping for plants, creating stunning arrangements from grocery store flowers, and effectively maintaining your garden. The discussion also touches on container gardening and decorating for social gatherings, offering practical advice for beautifying both indoor and outdoor spaces for your house guests. What You’ll Hear On This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to the How to Decorate Podcast 01:05 Meet Canaan Marshall: Floral Designer Extraordinaire 02:42 The Art of Flower Arranging 04:48 Wedding Floral Trends and Tips 13:30 Grocery Store Flower Arrangements 17:04 Container Tips and Tricks 27:58 Tips for Cutting and Arranging Flowers 28:34 Using Different Flower Sizes and Containers 29:52 Reflexing and Enhancing Flower Appearance 32:32 Learning from the Show and Creative Process 33:29 Flower Arrangement Recipes and Mechanics 36:47 Handling Flower Arrangements for Events 47:39 Outdoor Entertaining and Container Gardens 52:54 Final Thoughts and Contact Information Also Mentioned: Ballard Designs | Shop Now canaanmarshall.com | Designer Website @canaanmarshall | Designer Instagram Please send in your decorating dilemmas + pictures ([email protected]) so we can answer them on an upcoming episode. And, of course, please subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already in Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss a new episode. Happy Decorating!

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a weekly podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:08.8	I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team. And I'm Taryn and I'm a product designer.
0:12.5	I'm Liz. I head of the creative team. We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other
0:20.9	talents in the design world.
0:22.2	Plus, we'll answer your decorating dilemmas at the end of each episode.
0:25.1	We love answering your questions, so don't forget to email us at podcast at balauredesigns.net.
0:30.2	Now on with the show.
0:33.5	Okay, so it is our last installment of our four-part mini-series for any new listeners out there.
0:40.3	This month, we've been focusing on getting ready for spring with a four-part mini-series around your outdoor space, gardening, landscaping.
0:47.2	So you haven't listened to any of those. Go back and listen to the last three weeks, although you can listen out of order.
0:51.4	So you can finish this episode and then go back to it. So that's fine. Anyway, we've had some great conversations. And we're going to round it all out today with Kane and Marshall. He is a floral designer based in Georgia. And we're going to be talking all about flower arranging and outdoor entertaining. You do lots of weddings. Yes, yes. And you're known for your
1:12.3	vibrant personality, extraordinary floral arrangements. Your creations have been showcased in Southern
1:17.0	Living, Flower Magazine, traditional home, many more publications. And you were on, you're one of the
1:22.2	contestants on season two of Full Bloom on HBO Max. Very cool. Thank you all so much for having me.
1:29.4	Thank you for coming. So happy to be for you to be here.
1:32.6	Yes, yes, yes. This has been such an honor. And I'm just grateful for ballot designs because, you know, I love your stuff.
1:39.8	Thank you. Thank you.
1:41.7	Love it. I love it.
1:43.0	Well, I think you met Karen our president at an event.
1:46.5	Yes.
1:47.2	We were in, I was thinking on my way here, we were in St. Pete.
1:51.5	Yes.
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