Today 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 moving and getting to restart a business and what she did with that opportunity
• how she utilized her time in cancer treatment to work on her business plan for Yellow Twist's relaunch in a new city
• coming back to floral design after cancer treatment with intention and mindfulness
• how she's made space in her life to honor what she's been through
• her belief that having a contingency plan creates choices for a designer during an emergency
• how a contingency plan showcases professionalism and builds trust with clients

Important teachers Lindsay credits for her ongoing floral design education:

• Holly Chapple
• Susan McCleary
• Hitomi Gilliam
• Françoise Weeks
• Gregor Lersch
• Michelle Edgemont
• Isha Foss
• Alison Ellis
• Putnam and Putnam
• Nicole Land
• Emily Thompson

See more of Lindsay’s work here:

Website | Instagram | Facebook  | Pinterest

 

Lindsay's Contingency Planning Worksheet

 

Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Mayesh

Coming in 2020:  International Workshop Experience in The Netherlands (April 5-11, 2020) with Sue Mcleary and Hanneke Frankema.  Mayesh is looking forward to creating more magical flower moments abroad with groups of passionate flower designers. Want to attend The Netherlands workshop? Click here for more info.

 

Guest Co-Host: Maggie Bailey | Bramble & Bee

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

 

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series

Today 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 business model
• the ins and outs of running a retail flower shop in a locally-owned grocery market
• the two floral wedding packages she offers at Bonny Doon Garden Co
• the inspiration behind The Posy Book
• her fascination with the language of flowers
• the importance of including a sentiment tag with a posy
• how she navigated the process of writing a book
• how she solved the challenge of using modern flower varieties that didn't yet have meanings assigned to them in her posies

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Seven:

• A Shop of One's Own
• Paula Pryke
• New Leaf Community Markets
• Tussie-Mussies: The Language of Flowers by Geraldine Adamich Laufer
• Michaels
• The New Language of Flowers
• Debra Prinzing | Slow Flowers
• Danyelle Dee Photography

See more of Teresa’s work here:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Bonny Doon Garden Co  | Pinterest

Bonny Doon Garden Co Instagram | Bonny Doon Garden Co Facebook

Sign up to receive Teresa's newsletter before September 27, 2019 for a chance to win an autographed copy of The Posy Book (US residents only). Click here and scroll to the bottom to subscribe.

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Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Botanical Brouhaha Garden Style

Join us for a hands-on workshop and short film collaboration with Susan McLeary, Phil John Perry, and Holly Chapple on Nov. 4-6, 2019 in Bryan, Texas. Proceeds will help us meet needs and create opportunities for our neighbors in Bryan. Click here for more info. We’d love to see you there!

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Guest Co-Host: Maggie Bailey | Bramble & Bee

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

 

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series

Today 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
• her advice for collaborating on destination weddings
• the Native Poppy Flower Menu
• how she mitigates loss of perishable products
• her collaboration with Ashley Renuart on the Native Poppy shop installations
• her thoughts on advertising
• pricing and managing flower inventory
• where she finds the courage to take risks in business
• her big dreams for the future

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Six:

• Janelle Wylie | Lavenders Flowers | Tono + Co
• Mindy Rice Design
• Team Flower
• Bows and Arrows
• Mayesh Wholesale

3 Books Natalie Recommends:

• Profit First
• The One Thing
• The E Myth

See more of Natalie’s work at Native Poppy here:

Website | Shop Instagram | Personal Instagram | Facebook

Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Mayesh Wholesale

Have you heard about the new Product Planner at Mayesh Wholesale?

Throw out your spreadsheets and plan ahead for upcoming events by the stem! Create a recipe for all of your event designs, based on the flower availability for your event date, and Mayesh will tally up the number of stems you’ll need. Afterward, you can efficiently and accurately request a quote from your Mayesh sales representative.

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Guest Co-Host: Gabe Miller | Ten23 Photography

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

Photography: SoCal Standard | Native Poppy

Today 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
• changes she's witnessed in bouquet styles over the years
• her thoughts on Instagram

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Five:

• Rose Color Studies on Flirty Fleurs
• Aisle Petal Calculation post on Flirty Fleurs
• Compote Arrangements post on Botanical Brouhaha
• Seattle Grower's Market
• Northwest Wholesale Florists
• Florabundance
• Floressence Design Studio | Anne Bradfield, owner
• Hitomi Gilliam
• Holly Chapple
• Chapel Designers
• Alison Ellis | Real Flower Business
• London Flower School
• Paula Pryke
• Neill Strain
• McQueens
• Robbie Honey

See more of Alicia's work at Bella Fiori here:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

See more of Alicia's work at Flirty Fleurs here:

Website | Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest

Today’s episode is brought to you by:

BB Garden Style

Join us for a hands-on workshop and short film collaboration with Susan McLeary, Phil John Perry, and Holly Chapple on Nov. 4-6, 2019 in Bryan, Texas. Proceeds will help us meet needs and create opportunities for our neighbors in Bryan. Click here for more info. We’d love to see you there!

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Guest Co-Host: Maggie Bailey | Bramble & Bee

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

 

Today 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 wedding couples
• the logistics of growing 100% of the flowers she uses in weddings
• how she and her husband, Neil, manage the business and farming responsibilities
• the layout and function of the Swan Cottage facilities and gardens
• her favorite (and least favorite!) varieties to grow
• why she doesn't worry about trends
• how she ensures she'll have enough flowers blooming for each wedding she accepts

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Four:

• Chelsea Flower Show
• RHS Courses
• Holly Chapple
• Tulipina
• Floret
• 3 Porch Farm
• Love 'n Fresh Flowers

Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Mayesh Wholesale

Click here to visit Mayesh Wholesale’s useful website – filled with tools & educational content like the Flower Library treasured by designers. And stay tuned for the reveal of a brand new interactive website coming soon!

Would you like to be the 2020 Mayesh Design Star? Click here for details on entry submission!

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Guest Co-Host: Robby Lazano | Ten23 Photography

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

Today 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 to private studio
• working with destination brides
• the benefits of freelancing for other designers
• sourcing flowers
• the importance of color in her work
• her interest in photography
• the importance of community within the floral profession

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series
• BB Garden Style Shop

 Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Three:

• Amy Osaba Design
• Ariella Chezar 
• Florabundance
• Mayesh
• Ellen Westcott | Westcott Weddings
• Melanie McKinley | Mayhar Design
• Adobe Indesign
• Apple Pages
• Round Top Antiques Week
• The Pearl Barn
• Shanna Skidmore

Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Botanical Brouhaha Garden Style

Join us for a hands-on workshop and artistic collaboration with Susan McLeary, Phil John Perry, and Holly Chapple on Nov. 4-6, 2019 in Bryan, Texas. Proceeds will help us meet needs and create opportunities for our neighbors in Bryan. Click here for more info. We'd love to see you there!

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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

Today 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 and Putnam workshop experience
• moving from journalism to floral design through writing about florists and floral workshops
• the relationships she found in the floral industry vs. the loneliness she'd experienced working alone as a writer
• her first opportunities in freelancing
• her Instagram page Floristas del Mundo
• the decisions she had to make when relocating to Madrid
• the new Madrid Flower School facilities, master classes,  and curriculum
• the extensive World Floral Workshops List she created to assist other floral designers
• how owning a flower school will change her life
• the importance of technology in the floral industry

See more of Sylvia’s extensive body of work in the floral industry:

Madrid Flower School | Florista del Mundo | World Flower Workshops List

Facebook: Madrid Flower School | Floristas del Mundo group

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Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Mayesh Wholesale

Click here to visit Mayesh Wholesale’s useful website – filled with tools & educational content like the Flower Library treasured by designers. And stay tuned for the reveal of a brand new interactive website coming soon!

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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series
• BB Garden Style Shop

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Two:

• Chapel Designers
• The Met 
• Luxonomist
• Victoria Clausen Floral Events
• Sinclair & Moore
• Ponderosa & Thyme
• Hope Flower Farm
• Flower School New York
• London Flower School
• Lucia Milan
• If I Made
• Sarah Winward
• Sarita de Castro
• Holly Chapple | Egg & Pillow mechanics by Syndicate Sales
• Eco Fresh Bouquet Wrap

We were thrilled to have Francoise Weeks and Jenn Ederer as guests for the second live taping of the BB Podcast during the BB Garden Style Workshop on April 2, 2019. The interview was structured as a Q&A with the audience of attendees at the end of the workshop day. Because the BB community is spread far and wide and couldn’t all be there with us that day, we want to share the conversation with you! Francoise and Jenn shared their heartfelt ideas on:

• efficient use of social media while forming and respecting boundaries
• people who have inspired and supported them during their careers
• overcoming fear
• how Jenn handled staffing as she scaled her business while growing over the years

Special Thanks

We’d like to say a very special thank you to our BB Garden Style Workshop partners. We could not have accomplished this workshop and continued to fulfill the BB Garden Style mission without them. We’re incredibly grateful for their support and encouragement!

Save the date…we’re doing it again on November 4-6, 2019 with three more flower friends who are anxious to share their knowledge while supporting the BB Garden Style initiative…Susan McLeary, Phil John Perry, and Holly Chapple!  Click here for details on the next workshop!

 

April 2019 Partners

• Market 1023
• Ten23 Photography
• Greenleaf Wholesale
• Oasis Floral Product
• Urban Rubbish
• Thistle Floral Design
• Moosefeathers Florist
• Bramble & Bee
• Events to Remember
• The Queen Theatre
• Downtown Bryan Association
• Copy Corner

Live Podcast Production Team:

Joel McGee | Chris Hoover | Landon McGee

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series
• BB Garden Style Shop

Today we’re visiting with Nicole Rossi, owner of Texture Florals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss:

• her unconventional transition from architecture to floral design
• creating a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), the pros and cons, and what eventually led her to change the direction of her business
• the experience that sparked her interest in wedding and event flowers
• the event that ended up being the push she needed to start her own business
• her unique studio environment
• a new project she’s recently launched
• the logistics behind her editorial work
• the administrative changes she’s currently making
• some of the hurdles she’s faced during her quickly-growing flower career
• the supportive flower community in Philadelphia and how they have embraced her
• the importance of designers communicating on pricing for the good of the industry as a whole

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series
• BB Garden Style Shop

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Studio Choo
• David’s Bridal
• BOK Building
• Fresh Designs Florist / Design Sanctuary
• Sebesta Floral + Event Design
• Jennifer Designs Events
• Faye + Renee
• RAM Floral
• Indesign
• Done + Dusted
• Urban Outfitters
• Anthropologie
• Free People
• G. Page Wholesale Flowers

Today’s episode is brought to you by Real Flower Business

Click here for more info on Alison Ellis’s email, proposal, contract, and work flow templates or visit the Real Flower Business website here.

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Guest Co-Host: Robby Lozano | Ten23 Photography

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

Today we’re visiting Lucia Milan, owner of Lucia Milan Flower Studio in São Paulo, Brazil to discuss:

• her transition from fashion stylist to flower business owner
• how Chapel Designers membership impacted her business
• exploring and refining Brazilian style
• her passion for sustainable practices
• how traveling changed her thinking
• how she finds ideal wedding clients
• her desire for her work to mimic nature rather than alter it
• her tropical garden (and the little monkeys who visit it!)
• what inspired her to search for change artistically and how she’s come to feel whole in her work
• how her teenage children affect her work
• her efforts to build a sense of community in her market
• why she sees workshops as an investment in her business
• the importance of accurate pricing

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• "Contemporary Flowers" from Olivier Dupon (Thames and Hudson, London)
• Chapel Designers | Holly Chapple
• The Blue Carrot
• Ponderosa & Thyme
• Flower House Mexico
• Tulipina
• Ariella Chezar
• Simply by Arrangement
• Hitomi Gilliam
• Alison Ellis | Real Flower Business
• Max Gill
• Makoto Azuma 

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

• Blog
• Instagram
• Facebook
• BB Garden Style Workshop Series
• BB Garden Style Shop

Today’s episode is brought to you by Mayesh

Click here for more information on The Mayesh Pull - send your sales rep inspiration images, a budget, Pinterest boards, etc. and have your rep pull a custom order for you. It's a great way to find out about new, fun products you might not have known about otherwise!

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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee