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. 62: Mattie Bush (Amelia's Flower Truck)
Today we’re visiting with Mattie Bush, owner of Amelia's Flower Truck & Amelia's Flowers located in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss:
- How she dreamed up and executed the flower truck concept without …
BB+ (Ep. 7) Alison Ellis on Social Media Mindset
Alison Ellis | Real Flower Business
TOPIC: Social Media MindsetAlison Ellis of Real Flower Business surprised me when we sat down for a visit. Instead of me asking her a question, she…
Episode 61: Kate Woodley (Two Wild Hands)
Today 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
- …
BB+ (Ep. 6) Joseph Massie on Training, Competing, and Winning
Over the years, we've had the honor of featuring Joseph Massie's work…
Amy and Maggie: Flowering During the Pandemic
With 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 …
Episode 60: Jessica Hall & Stephanie Auville (Harmony Harvest Farm)
Today 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 famil…
Episode 59: Ellen Frost (Local Color Flowers)
Today 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 w…
BB+ (Ep. 5) Christine Hoover, LPC: Handling Anxiety
BB+ 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 58: Beth O'Reilly, AIFD (Greenleaf Wholesale)
Today 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 …
Holly Chapple: March 21 Update (COVID-19)
Amy 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 communica…
Natalie Gill: March 19 Update (Covid-19)
This 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…
BB+ (Ep. 4) Natalie Gill: Stem Bar Pricing and Delivery Charges
BB+ 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 a…
Episode 57: Rachelle Willows (Flowers by Willows)
Today 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 reignite…
BB+ (Ep. 3) Alison Ellis: Rental Pricing & Floral Markups
BB+ 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…
Episode 56: Janne Ford, Floral Photographer
Today 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 co…
BB+ (Ep. 2) Christine Hoover, LPC: Imposter Syndrome
BB+ 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 syndrom…
Episode 55: Ali Dahlson (Mayesh)
Today 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 …
BB+ (Ep. 1) Natalie Gill: Marketing A La Carte Wedding Flowers
BB+ 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 mark…
Episode 54: Gracie Poulson (Grace Rose Farm)
Today 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 b…
Episode 53: Graeme Corbett of Bloom + Burn
Today 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 natur…