From London Architect to Farmer Florist with Tammy Hall

#47 - Farmer florist Tammy Hall shares her small business journey. On moving from Australia to London to work as an architect, she met her partner and went to live on his farm in the Shropshire countryside. And ten years ago, she decided to set up Wild Bunch Flowers.Born in East Africa and growing up in Australia, Tammy spent a lot of time in her childhood outside. She studied architecture in Melbourne and when she finished her degree, she moved to London to work as an architect. It was a very exciting time for her, but she always craved the landscape. In her free time, she often took the train into the countryside and she met her partner James whilst paragliding! She moved to Shropshire to James' farm and continued working as an architect.However, there was always a pull to spend time outside and she had the idea of starting to grow flowers and sell her designs. So, on her train journeys to and from work, she did a lot of research and discovered Susanne Hatwood from The Blue Carrot, Sarah Raven and Gill Hodgson from Flowers from the Farm. James was a little sceptical about her idea. So she decided to enter a competition at the Garden Museum in London to try and convince him. Shortly afterwards, she set up Wild Bunch Flowers. She started as a wedding florist and her selling point was that she grew her own flowers. She gained clients via the Natural Wedding Company and Flowers from the Farm. Now as well as being a wedding florist, she also grows cut flowers for local florists and local bouquet deliveries. And in the future, she'd like to sell small arrangements in vessels. Tammy shares the impact of the pandemic on her business, together with her plans for 2022. Listening to this episode, you'll hear how passionate she is about being outside in the landscape, growing flowers and capturing them in beautiful images. At the end of the podcast, you'll discover her practical tips, which I'm sure you'll find very inspiring. Show notes are available on the My Small Business & Me website: https://mysmallbusinessandme.com/episode47