Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Jill, our 13th Young Grower Award winner (in 2017) was working at the Dallas Arboretum at the time, but she's always had a bent towards design and floristry, which is why today she's a full-time wedding florist with her own business, Platinum Petals. Hear about her journey from a grain and hog farm in South Dakota into horticulture, what she loves about the florist business, and why Taylor Swift will be so impactful.