Mel Resendiz & Diana Roy

I met Mel and Diana - when our crew as planning the CA Grown Experience on uBloom. Resendiz Brothers was one of the farms we visited in this documentary- sharing the diversity, unique challenges and opportunities facing the American Grown Flower Farmers. We traveled from San Francisco (Northern California) to Fallbrook  (Southern California) and everywhere in between- sharing the stories of the flower farms in this Mediterranean Climate- the perfect place to grow flowers in the USA!Visit Resendiz Brothers with J Schwanke in the CA Grown ExperienceVisit the Spring Pincushion Fields of Resendiz Brothers with J Schwanke!Mel's Farm is different than most farms- with flat spaces- and greenhouses with crops encapsulated inside to allow for perfect growing conditions. Instead- Resendiz Brothers is open air- with narrow roads cut out of the mountains... allowing the sun- and different light and temperatures to provide cycles of growth. It's like a patchwork quilt- with different crops - in different sections- all of which were planted by hand- by Mel and his family- along with irrigation and roads- that Mel helped install and carve.Riding with Mel in his pickup- is electrifying... to say the least! I'm not a fan of heights... but the crew piled into Mel's Pickup- and with his advice- "Just Look at the Flowers- don't look at the Road"... we made it down into valleys- and up onto ridges that were made for Mountain Goats! However- this provided the perfect mountain design table- for me to create a hand-tied bouquet- that was picked fresh from Mel's "Private Garden"... aka - the fields of Resendiz Brothers Flower Farm.Diana is the quiet - charming- marketing maven... that sees to every detail- and quickly and quietly snaps pictures- and creates memorable moments- that make their way to Instagram- and other Social Media outlets. Dianna manages the office- and the promotions and marketing for Resendiz Brothers... and she's as close to a "Silent Partner" as the come.I love that my crew - quickly realized- that they needed to keep filming- no matter what- because Mel has an incredible sense of humor- and the one liners or zingers- just keep coming! If you stop filming you miss them... so it's always best to have plenty of battery life- when you visit Mel Resendiz. His passion for the Protea is unmatched and unbridled. Mel is continually looking for NEW Varieties- and that may mean traveling the world- or creating them himself- in his propagation house- and then field testing them... before rolling out a new variety into the flower industry!Want to experience some of Resendiz Protea for yourself? Visit their Protea Store! Another special moment- the entire crew got to experience was a dinner on the deck - in the house located on Resendiz Flower Farm- with Mel cooking his own recipe of Carne Asada - you get a glimpse of the table in this Protea Episode- covered in Protea collected from the fields on the farm- sitting with friends - enjoying a glass of wine- and sharing stories with Mel Resendiz is as enchanting and magical as you might expect- It's a secret little spot- away from the world- where flowers grow on mountains- and under the stars... it's Flower-Powerful- and an experience of a lifetime!Check out these Design Idea- using Protea- and learn more about Protea from Resendiz Brothers!We met Mel and Dianna - just as Protea started their escalation - as the HOT NEW Trending Flower. Protea are so diverse- and suddenly- this flower was taking the Flower World by Storm. A Resendiz Protea Wreath appeared on the cover of Sunset Magazine, and today it's not uncommon to see a number of variety of Protea and Leucospermum in Catalogs, Fashion Shows, Wedding and Events... this family of Flowers are Shining Stars- and show no sign of slowing down.Follow Resendiz Brothers and Diana Roy on Instagram! Mel Resendiz and Diana Roy- are two of my favorite flower friends- and sharing a visit to their unique Flower Farm- is an experience of a lifetime- something you need to add to your own personal bucket list!