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. 103: Felicia Alvarez (Menagerie Farm & Flower)
Today we’re visiting with Felicia Alvarez, owner of Menagerie Farm & Flower in the Sacramento Valley of California. Felicia returned to the prune farm she grew up on to raise her own children there —…
BB+ (Ep. 23) Hitomi Gilliam on the FREESIA Summit
Today I’ve invited our friend Hitomi Gilliam back to the podcast to talk about the FREESIA Challenge & upcoming FREESIA Summit she co-…
Ep. 102: Brooke Snodgrass (Seventh Stem)
Today we’re visiting with Brooke Snodgrass, owner of Seventh Stem in Portland, Oregon. Brooke entered the flower world while working for a flower farmer as a side hustle to her career in finance. An …
Ep. 101: Hitomi Gilliam + Gregor Lersch
While I could go on and on about Hitomi Gilliam & Gregor Lersch — the things they've accomplished, the books they’ve written, and the competitions they’ve won — I’ll leave …
Ep. 100: Melissa Sullivan (Le Bloomerie)
Today we’re visiting with Melissa Sullivan, owner of Le Bloomerie in Los Gatos, California. Melissa jumped into the floral profession with enthusiasm after a career in healthcare. She believes in dre…
Bonus: Judge Victoria Pratt on The Power of Dignity
At Botanical Brouhaha, we've spent over a decade sharing our belief in the power of flowers to change lives and impact communities. Today's bonus episode of the BB Podcast not only supports that noti…
Ep. 99: Hannah Lowery (Edges Wild)
Today we’re visiting with Hannah Lowery, owner of Edges Wild Studio in Houston, Texas. Hannah has been honing her craft and finding words to describe her unique style for several years and we love th…
Ep. 98: Katie Allen + Jenny Rausch (Anthousai)
Today we’re visiting with Jenny Rausch and Katie Allen, owners of Anthousai in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's no secret that many business partnerships simply don't work out. But, Jenny and Katie have built a…
BB+ (Ep. 22) Joseph Massie on Writing 'The Flower School'
- author of The Flower School: The Principles and Pleasures of Good Flowers
- the youngest person ever to win 5 consecutive RHS gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
- Fo…
Ep. 97: Ginny Early (Enemies of the Average)
Today we’re visiting with floral designer Ginny Early, owner of Enemies of the Average in Gainesville, Georgia. Join us as we talk with Ginny about:
- Flowering for weddings, museums, and editorial s…
Ep. 96: Sophie Felts
- Building a flower business f…
Ep. 95: Susan McLeary
Today we’re catching up with our very first BB Podcast guest ever! Join us for a conversation with Susan McLeary aka Passionflower Sue — author, educator, wearable florals innovator, and self-appoint…
Ep. 94: Pili Fuentes (Las Floristas)
Today we’re visiting with floral designer Pili Fuentes, owner of Las Floristas in Mexico City, Mexico. Pili is also the founder 0f Flower House Mexico and co-founder of the European Association for …
BB+ (Ep. 21) Lauren and Leah Palmer on Sending Flowers to MMIW
TODAY’S GUESTS: Lauren & Leah Palmer | The Wild Mother
TOPIC: Send Flowers to MMIW
In May 2022, the Palmer sisters, owners of The Wild Mother, will embark on their annual Send Flowers To project. …
Ep. 93: John Gibbons (Lakes & Rivers Flower Farm)
- transitioning from makeup artist to flower farmer
- how his time …
Ep. 92: Sarah Shell (Fern Studio Flowers)
- her "tiny career detour as a lawyer" and how she found her way…
Ep. 91: Hannah Brannan (Gather Flora)
Bonus: Introducing Circle 2022
Natalie Gill | Native Poppy Twyla Reimer | Remi + Gold
Jen Donohue | Juniper Lane Floral Design
Kori Gervasio | Colly Flowers
Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins (Madrid Flower School)
Today we’re catching up with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, owner of Madrid Flower School. You may remember our conversation with Sylvia in Episode 42 (2019) when she had just opened MFS. So much has hap…
Ep. 89: Twyla Reimer Part 2
Today we’re continuing our conversation with Twyla Reimer, owner of Remi + Gold in Austin, Texas. We were nowhere near done asking questions when our last conversation with Twyla concluded, so we ask…