Fareham Florist Pod

Host Sarah shares a candid episode about lifelong experiences with bullying and trolls, the toll on mental health, and the importance of reaching out for support. She then recounts a chaotic business day after testing positive for COVID — making a dream wedding, dealing with a lost driver, a blocked forecourt, a carriage of ruined vases caused by a fallen cheese plant — and the long, exhausting cl...

This episode opens with a personal reflection on bullying, resilience and available helplines, then moves into a tense, true story from Sarah’s life as a florist. While delivering tributes to a funeral director’s embalming room during building works and poor lighting, she experiences a terrifying prank from a colleague who staged movement on a gurney. The prank leaves her shaken but ultimately tea...

Host Sarah of Fareham Florist recounts a morning when she rearranged her schedule to make an early bouquet for a customer who never arrived, then received blame instead of thanks. The episode mixes a specific shop story with broader reflections on respect, boundaries and the emotional toll of being taken for granted. Sarah also touches on resilience in the face of trolls and bullying, the importan...

Host Sarah of  Fareham Florist Pod shares candid stories of bullying, resilience, and the gritty realities of traditional floristry — from wiring hundreds of blooms to wrestling moss, blunt pins, and red ants. This episode blends nostalgic trade tips (ribboning, mossing, wiring) with personal reflections on perseverance, community, and how those early hardships shaped a stubborn, creative florist....

In this episode Sarah recounts a tense day when a scheduling error sent her and her driver racing against time to deliver funeral tributes, earning them the tongue-in-cheek nickname "coffin chasers." She narrates the fast-paced route, quick thinking and teamwork that ensured the flowers arrived just in time. The story highlights the unseen pressures of floristry — logistics, responsibility and cal...

Host Sarah, co-owner of a small independent florist on the south coast, shares a funny yet revealing Monday when eleven voicemails from one customer escalated into anger — all because of the end of daylight saving time — and how a calm response turned the storm into a simple apology. Music featured throughout this episode was generated under license using the Suno app. The lyrics for the introduct...

Routes run deep, the petals show, fareham florist pod, hear the stories grow. Hosted by Sarah on a dark, wet Tuesday morning, this episode explains how a surprise listener and a lost manuscript led her to turn real floristry memories into a podcast. She shares why she adapted a nearly finished book into episodes — from hilarious and heart breaking shop tales to terrifying moments — and how she reb...

Hello, I’m Sarah — florist, storyteller and small business owner. In this episode I walk you through a typical (and not-so-typical) day in my flower shop: early alarms, conditioning blooms, taking photos of every order, and juggling customers, deliveries and unexpected dramas. Hear amusing and heartfelt customer stories, the pressure of busy days like Valentine’s, practical flower-care tips, and h...