Episode 47: Teresa Sabankaya (Bonny Doon Garden Company)

Published: Sept. 23, 2019, 2:48 a.m.

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Today we\\u2019re 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:

See more of Teresa\\u2019s work here:

Website\\xa0| Instagram\\xa0|\\xa0Facebook\\xa0| Bonny Doon Garden Co\\xa0\\xa0| 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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