Latest Flowerfarming Podcast Episodes
Episode 61: Kate Woodley (Two Wild Hands)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - May 10, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Kate Woodley, owner of Two Wild Hands located in Cooranbong, Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia to discuss: her transition from interior design to floral design the significance of having her own studio space the teaching opportunity that helped her gain...
BB+ (Ep. 6) Joseph Massie on Training, Competing, and Winning
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - May 06, 2020 04:17 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsTODAY’S GUEST: Joseph Massie Joseph Massie + Joseph Massie Flowers + UK School of Floristry TOPIC: Training, Competing, & Winning Over the years, we've had the honor of featuring Joseph Massie's work on the Botanical Brouhaha blog many times. From his rose tunnel installation in honor of t...
Amy and Maggie: Flowering During the Pandemic
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - May 04, 2020 04:18 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsWith social distancing practices still in place, BB Podcast host Amy McGee got on a Zoom call with her co-host Maggie Bailey of Bramble & Bee to catch up and discuss living life and running a floral business in the midst of the pandemic. Maggie shares how Bramble & Bee has adjusted business prac...
Episode 60: Jessica Hall & Stephanie Auville (Harmony Harvest Farm)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - April 27, 2020 06:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with sisters Jessica Hall & Stephanie Auville, from Harmony Harvest Farm in Weyers Cave, Virginia to discuss: the beach-side conversation that led to the creation of their family-run business - Harmony Harvest Farm the scope of what they grow on the farm the services th...
Episode 59: Ellen Frost (Local Color Flowers)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - April 13, 2020 03:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Ellen Frost, owner of Local Color Flowers in Baltimore, Maryland to discuss: how she's able to source local flowers for her business year round her unique business model which includes weddings, weekly orders, book clubs, open studio nights, and more the Bloom Bat...
BB+ (Ep. 5) Christine Hoover, LPC: Handling Anxiety
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - April 10, 2020 15:38 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsBB+ Guest: Christine Hoover, LPC Even during "normal" times, floral professionals deal with stress and anxiety. The realities of the Corona Virus Pandemic have made this even more relevant. In this episode Amy and Christine sat down to talk about how we can all learn to deal with anxiety. ...
Episode 58: Beth O'Reilly, AIFD (Greenleaf Wholesale)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 23, 2020 01:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Beth O’Reilly, Director of Education & Merchandise at Greenleaf Wholesale in Houston, Texas to discuss: her career path through the floral design profession from ‘bud vase girl’ to accomplished designer the largest (and possibly the most interesting) event she ever p...
Holly Chapple: March 21 Update (COVID-19)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 22, 2020 01:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsAmy sat down with Holly Chapple of Holly Heider Chapple Flowers in Virginia to discuss how her business is coping with the ever changing realities of the current COVID-19 pandemic including communicating with clients and trying to help support employees.
Natalie Gill: March 19 Update (Covid-19)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 20, 2020 04:26 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsThis bonus episode is a follow-up to the BB+ Episode released on March 18th. Natalie and Amy discuss some of the constantly changing circumstances related to COVID-19 restrictions and their impact on floral businesses.
BB+ (Ep. 4) Natalie Gill: Stem Bar Pricing and Delivery Charges
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 18, 2020 20:09 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsBB+ Guest: Natalie Gill of Native Poppy in San Diego, California Many listeners wanted to get Natalie's advice on pricing. In this episode Natalie describes how she prices items from her stem bar and also talks quite a bit about delivery charges and other issues around determining the corr...
Episode 57: Rachelle Willows (Flowers by Willows)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 09, 2020 00:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Rachelle Willows, owner of Flowers by Willows in Alberta, Canada to discuss: what led her to transition from being an EMT to being a floral designer how a workshop reignited her fire and encouraged her to fight PTSD and continue her business with a newfound vulnerabi...
BB+ (Ep. 3) Alison Ellis: Rental Pricing & Floral Markups
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - March 04, 2020 02:55 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsBB+ Guest: Alison Ellis of Real Flower Business Two listener questions for today's episode: "How would you suggest designers price out rental pieces that they own?" "I've heard that floral designers sometimes say they charge 'x' amount for a boutonniere or a corsage or whatever. Is there ...
Episode 56: Janne Ford, Floral Photographer
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - February 24, 2020 00:20 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Janne Ford, owner of Janne Ford Floral Photography to discuss: her transition from the fashion industry to a niche in floral styling & photography why she felt a natural connection to the Instagram platform the images that helped her Instagram account gain populari...
BB+ (Ep. 2) Christine Hoover, LPC: Imposter Syndrome
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - February 16, 2020 15:19 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsBB+ Guest: Christine Hoover, LPC A common question we get from designers: "What does Imposter Syndrome look like in the floral profession? In this episode Christine and Amy discuss imposter syndrome and how it impacts designers. Christine give some strategies for coping with imposter syn...
Episode 55: Ali Dahlson (Mayesh)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - February 10, 2020 01:16 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Ali Dahlson, Marketing Manager at Mayesh Wholesale to discuss: the rich history of Mayesh Wholesale Florist the opportunity that led her back to the family business from a career in interior architecture how her family has expanded the business over the years to in...
BB+ (Ep. 1) Natalie Gill: Marketing A La Carte Wedding Flowers
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - February 05, 2020 03:10 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsBB+ Guest: Natalie Gill of Native Poppy in San Diego, California A listener from Minnesota asks: "How do you market your à la carte wedding flowers?" In this episode Natalie describes how she markets her extensive à la carte wedding flower menu and shares a few additional marketing stra...
Episode 54: Gracie Poulson (Grace Rose Farm)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - January 27, 2020 03:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Gracie Poulson, owner of Grace Rose Farm in Southern California to discuss: expanding from a backyard rose garden to a full-scale farming operation logistics of scaling a business quickly to keep up with demand challenges of shipping a perishable product from a rur...
Episode 53: Graeme Corbett of Bloom + Burn
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - January 13, 2020 05:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Graeme Corbett, owner of Bloom + Burn in London to discuss: his transition from a career in TV to the floral design profession why he's felt the freedom to follow the natural flow of his business the logistical differences he's experienced while producing brand set...
Episode 52: Liza Lubell (Pear Tree Flowers & Garbage Goddess)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - December 09, 2019 03:43 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Liza Lubell, owner of Peartree and Garbage Goddess based in the NYC area to discuss: how a gap-year job in a flower shop turned into a 14 year career (so far!) in the floral industry her diversified business model which provides flowers for private homes, editorial w...
Episode 51: Lorna Stuart Trainor (A Room in Bloom)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - November 25, 2019 04:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Lorna Stuart Trainor, owner of A Room in Bloom located in Athlone, Ireland to discuss: her winding career path from archaeology to floristry how she decided it was time to take a leap and open her own retail flower shop the loneliness of being a business owner and ...
Episode 50: Rosebie Morton (The Real Flower Company)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - November 11, 2019 03:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Rosbie Morton, founder/owner of The Real Flower Company located in Hampshire, England to discuss: how her perplexity over the lack of scented roses propelled her to find and grow varieties with scent the growth and diversity of her business over the years how she i...
Episode 49: Parie Donaldson (Cancer Awareness Month Ep. 2)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - October 21, 2019 01:22 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Parie Donaldson, owner of Parie Designs (Amarillo, Texas), cancer survivor, and Details Flowers virtual designer to discuss: her transition from a retail shop to an events-only studio how she’s dealt with setbacks and diversions in business how her breast cancer di...
Episode 48: Lindsay Diminick — Yellow Twist (Cancer Awareness Month Ep. 1)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - October 07, 2019 02:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Lindsay Diminick, owner of Yellow Twist Floral Design in Portland, Maine and cancer survivor/emergency plan educator to discuss: her roundabout academic and career journey which circled back to the love of floral design she'd had since she was a teen the gift of movi...
Episode 47: Teresa Sabankaya (Bonny Doon Garden Company)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - September 23, 2019 02:48 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Teresa Sabankaya, author of The Posy Book and owner of Bonny Doon Garden Company in Bonny Doon, California to discuss: the 'garden fever' that led her to a career in the floral industry over 20 years ago the struggles that came with adding a retail shop to her busine...
Episode 46: Natalie Gill (Native Poppy)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - September 09, 2019 02:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Natalie Gill, owner of Native Poppy in San Diego & Solana Beach, California to discuss: how she quit her corporate job and jumped into floristry the role her staff has played in her success her philosophy on staff management job descriptions for her staff members...
Episode 45: Alicia Schwede (Flirty Fleurs & Bella Fiori)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - August 18, 2019 23:49 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Alicia Schwede, owner of Bella Fiori and Flirty Fleurs near Seattle, Washington to discuss: her most popular blog posts on Flirty Fleurs how a move affected her business model the flowers she grows in her garden why she thinks Pinterest helped the floral industry...
Episode 44: Zoe Woodward (Swan Cottage Flowers)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - August 05, 2019 04:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Zoe Woodward, owner of Swan Cottage Flowers in Stoke Hammond, UK to discuss: how she turned her passion for gardening into a business the importance and benefit of a solid educational foundation how she chooses content for Instagram stories growing flowers for we...
Episode 43: Michelle Hodges (Sprout in Fredericksburg, Texas)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - July 22, 2019 01:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Michelle Hodges, owner of Sprout in Fredericksburg, Texas to discuss: her proposal process for wedding flowers the Sprout Mood Boards her transition into floral design from the teaching profession the progression of her business from flower stand to retail shop t...
Episode 42: Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - July 08, 2019 00:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss: what led her to flowers while working on a Master's degree in Creative Writing at NYU the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden her love of the Putnam an...
Episode 42: Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins (Madrid Flower School)
Botanical Brouhaha Podcast - July 08, 2019 00:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 107 ratingsToday we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss: what led her to flowers while working on a Master's degree in Creative Writing at NYU the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden her love of the Putnam an...
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