Botanical Brouhaha Podcast
Do you own a flower business or dream of starting one? Are you looking for practical floral design tips? Ever wonder how other florists run their businesses? Or maybe you’re a farmer florist building a flower farm and floral design business at the same time? You’ve landed in the right place!
At the BB Podcast, we serve floral designers, farmer florists, flower shop owners, and aspiring florists by diving into practical tips and insider information from real working florists, floral educators, flower growers, and floral industry vendors to help you find the tools you need to start, run, and grow your flower business.
We like to mix it up! Do you prefer hearing real-life stories or diving into specific flower business topics? Either way, we’ve got you covered.
Listen to our storytelling episodes featuring floral professionals sharing the details of starting and running their flower businesses. So many stories just waiting for you to dig in and learn from those who are doing what you want to do!
Browse our topic-specific interviews where you can expect everything from conversations on marketing, staffing, and floral software to pain points like finding your mojo or listening to your intuition in business.
Amy McGee, Botanical Brouhaha founder, brings years of relationship building with floral designers, farmer florists, and floral professionals to the table and invites you to pull up a chair for the conversations where you’ll learn and be inspired by the nitty gritty transparency of the questions she asks.
The BB Podcast is co-hosted by Natalie Gill, owner of Native Poppy.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 174
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ep. 141: Twisted Willow Flowers: A Family Floral Story
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 141), we're visiting with Amanda Theodoropoulos of Twisted Willow Flowers in Princeton, New Jersey. What began as Amanda's teenage…
Ep. 140: Juliana Grew Up in the Shop—Now She Runs It
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 140), we're visiting with Juliana McWilliams, owner of Sweet Memories Flowers in Visalia, California. Julia grew up in her …
Ep. 139: Inside Tulipina: Building a Global Floral Brand with Kiana & Nate Underwood
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 139), we're visiting with world-renowned floral artist Kiana Underwood and her husband and business partner, Nate Underwood. Eight years after their first appearanc…
Ep. 138: Building a Heart-Led Floral Business with Janelle Gerestein
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 138), we're visiting with Janelle Gerestein—better known as Janie of Flowers by Janie—a Calgary-based floral designer whose career spans over two decades and multip…
Ep. 137: How iBuyFlowers Helps You Buy Farm Direct
In today’s BB Podcast episode (No. 137), we’re visiting with Wilfred de Wit, founder and CEO of iBuyFlowers where florists and event planners can shop online for wholesale flowers directly from 100+ …
Ep. 136: Rachael Lunghi's Floral Business Insights
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 136), we're visiting with Rachael Lunghi, owner of Siren Floral Co based in Southern California. Siren Floral Co was born out of a wedding and event planning compan…
Ep. 135: The Evolution of MUD Urban Flowers
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 135), we're revisiting Chloe Murray, CEO/Creative Director of MUD Urban Flowers in Glasgow, Scotland and our second guest ever back in 2017 (Ep. 3) when the BB Podc…
Ep. 134: Rooted in Heritage: How Jamaican Roots Guide Olivee Floral
In today’s BB Podcast episode (No. 134), we’re visiting with Karla Smith-Brown, founder of Olivee Floral.
Karla’s inspiring journey evolved from a career in public relations to…
Ep. 133: Farewell Flowers: Sustainable Options for Funeral Flowers
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 133), we're visiting with Carole Patilla, co-founder of the Farewell Flowers Directory and owner of Tuckshop Flowers. She j…
Ep. 132: How Layla Robinson Found Her Niche in Dried Flowers
In today's BB Podcast episode (No. 132), we're visiting with Layla Robinson, a creative force in the flower industry known for her specialization in dried flower arrangements and installations.
This …
Ep. 131: The Importance of Self-Care in Creative Work
We're visiting with Jen Lagedrost Cavender, owner of Nectar & Bloom.
After studying English and creative writing in college, Jen found herself teaching Literature and Creative Writing at a university…
Ep. 130: The Poppy Approach to Wedding Florals
We're visiting with Cameron Hardesty, owner of Poppy, a wedding floral business based in the Washington, DC area that has seen rapid growth and success.
A transformative experience volunteering at th…
Ep. 129: Behind the Blooms: Flower Farming at Winkelmann Flowers
In today’s episode, we’re visiting with flower farmer Grant Winkelmann, owner of Winkelmann Flowers, in Lindale, Texas.
Grant shares not only how he’s built a farm producing sought-after blooms, but …
Ep. 128: From Flowers to Clay: The Creative Journey of Sullivan Owen
Sullivan Owen's journey into the floral industry is as unique as her designs. With a background in retail merchandising, Sullivan transitioned into floristry in 2009 while planning her own wedding. H…
Ep. 127: Building a Floral Brand That Sticks
In this BB Podcast episode, Amy (Botanical Brouhaha) chats with Natalie & Meg (co-owners of Native Poppy) about the importance of creating a brand that sticks – meaning it continues to draw in ideal …
Ep. 126 (Part 2): Growing Flowers and Fighting for Change with Grateful Gardeners
In Part 2 of this two-part podcast episode, co-hosts Amy and Natalie visit with Sarah Daken and Tom Precht of Grateful Gardeners and Floraponics, who transitioned from careers in law and neuroscience…
Ep. 125 (Part 1): Growing Flowers and Fighting for Change with Grateful Gardeners
In Part 1 of this two-part podcast episode, co-hosts Amy and Natalie visit with Sarah Daken and Tom Precht of Grateful Gardeners and Floraponics, who transitioned from careers in law and neuroscience…
Ep. 124: How Anna Stouffer Added a Retail Component to Her Floral Business
In this episode of the Botanical Brouhaha podcast, Amy and Natalie talk with Anna Stouffer, owner of Urban Petals in Greer, South Carolina about her transition from a working in a law firm to becomin…
Ep. 123: The Art of Adaptation: Emily Patrick's Carolina Flowers Evolution
In this podcast episode, Emily Patrick, owner of Carolina Flowers, shares her journey from journalism to flower farming. She discusses the challenges and successes of starting and running her flower …
Ep. 122: How Imelda Ramos Built a Flower Wholesale Business
In this episode, we visit with Imelda Ramos, owner of Cali Wholesale. Imelda shares her journey as the founder of a woman-owned company from starting as a small wholesale flower business to expanding…