The Floral
Shop Podcast
Episode 18: The Art of Flower Farming: Randy Katz on Peonies and More
Show Notes: Meet Randy Katz from Aguita Flowers and learn about her journey from graphic design to flower farming Randy discusses her shift from graphic design and landscape architecture to flower cultivation, emphasizing the skills and passions that guided him...
Episode 17: Preserved Blooms: Charina Cabanayan’s Floral Innovations
Show Notes: From childhood fascination with flowers to a thriving floral business Influences from her grandmother's rose garden and her transition from fashion design to floristry Specialized in creating botanical gifts, including dried flowers in glass...
Episode 16: Raquel Lovern Harris’ Rise in Floral Design
Show Notes: Learn about Raquel's background and how she transitioned from her family's tamale business to founding RLoveFloral Overview of Raquel’s business, including weddings, events, parties, and classes How growing up in an event-centric family business...
Episode 15: Jill Tate’s Creative Journey from Hobby to Business
Show Notes: Meet Jill Tate from Honeysuckles Flowers, a florist originally from Atlanta, Georgia Jill shares her story of transitioning from nursing to floristry, inspired by her grandmother's and mother's love for flowers How Jill's first wedding project...
Episode 14: Mastering the Floral Game: Insider Tips from The Flower Bar’s Nancy White
Show Notes: Learn how Nancy transitioned from sales and marketing to the floral industry, driven by a lifelong love for flowers Discover how Nancy’s self-designed wedding flowers sparked her floral journey and led her to pursue formal training at the New York...
Episode 13: Meg Fleming’s Floral Farm Adventures
Show Notes: Overview of Sea Blossoms, combining wedding/event decor with flower farming Meg's journey from focusing solely on events to incorporating flower farming Insights into starting and growing a flower farm, including challenges and successes Discussion...
Episode 12: From Junior Florist to Shop Owner with Trevor Whalley
Show Notes: Introduction to Trevor Whalley from Fantasy Florist, a floral shop in Northern Virginia Trevor shares his unique journey into the floral industry, starting as a delivery driver and eventually taking over the business Discussion on the...
Episode 11: Jennifer McGarigle and the Art of Floral Design
Show Notes: Jennifer discusses the origins of her business and the thought process behind its distinctive name Insights into Jennifer’s favorite projects, including large-scale installations and the intricacies of floral arrangement Jennifer talks about...
Episode 10: Elle Torres’ Path to Timeless Florals
Show Notes: Elle shares how a challenge in sourcing artificial roses for a project led to the discovery and passion for preserved roses Insights into the preservation process and how it started with sourcing preserved roses from Ecuador Introduction to...
Episode 9: Creative Collaborations: Merging Media, Flowers, and Community
Show Notes: How a school paper led Holly to her first job in a flower shop Holly's transition from shop helper to her first design job at Flora Flora in Kirkland The story behind the creation and re-launch of her floral studio Holly explains how she...











