Stumptown Floral a way to share beauty for young Flathead Valley business owner

Hannah Boll founded Stumptown Floral when she was only a sophomore in high school. Five years later, the growth of her small business has been exponential.  

Her favorite part of the everyday is the sense of calm that she feels while walking around the flowers. She takes pride in taking the time to admire each individual flower.  

“I know when the first thing blooms, what it is, and where it is in the garden,” she said.   

A fifth-generation Flathead Valley local raised on a farm outside of Whitefish, Boll was interested in agriculture from a young age.  

“Flower farming was always really fascinating to me,” she said. 

Boll attended Whitefish School District and graduated from Glacier High School. While attending Flathead Valley Community College to get her business administration associate degree, she did an internship at Glacier Floral Designs in Columbia Falls. This led to her interest in sharing the beauty of flowers with others. 

Although she was young, she was confident that pursuing this passion was the right thing for her to do.  

Stumptown Floral could originally be found at farmers markets throughout the valley. On top of this, Boll got engaged in Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA or a “flower subscription,” as Boll likes to call it, is essentially the purchase of a share of a farm to reap the rewards throughout the growing season. 

Currently, Stumptown Floral’s top four focuses are farming, weddings, bouquet subscriptions and wholesale.  

Boll has recently been doing a lot of wedding and elopement work revolving around Glacier National Park. Boll states that she is “so honored to be chosen for the role” of being invited to be a part of such an important day for these couples. 

She also enjoys doing floral work for parties, showers and funerals.  

Boll is extremely appreciative of the sense of belonging that she has found within the valley’s agricultural community.  

“We have an amazing flower farming community here,” she said. “It’s bigger than most people even know.”   

Boll is one of 24 local growers who meet up quarterly over coffee to bounce ideas off each other and help each other wherever possible. She has enjoyed doing collaborations and photo shoots to form connections with other small businesses and creators.  

“I really love working with other small businesses in the area,” she said. “I never knew that flower farming would have all of these relationships in store for me.” 

Boll prioritizes forming positive relationships with anyone that she works with.  

“I really form a good connection with my clients,” she said. “I have yet to have a bad client experience.” 

Starting her business at a young age, she admits that it was hard to get her “foot in the door” at first. But she is excited to continue growing and learning. She wants to prioritize remaining a flower farming business, rather than simply a floral business. 

“I have never once stopped learning throughout this whole process,” she said.  

Boll advises that anyone considering pursuing a passion to “just go for it.”  

“The time will pass either way,” she said.  

Boll’s flower farm is in Coram and she has a home studio in Somers. She is looking into possible plans for farm expansion and new infrastructure in the future in hopes of extending her growing season.   

    Stumptown Floral's Hannah Boll and her horse Newt. (Photo by Zane Elliot)
  

    Stumptown Floral's Hannah Boll and her horse Newt. (Photo by Zane Elliot)
  

    Stumptown Floral. (Photo by Hannah Boll)
  

    Stumptown Floral. (Photo by Hannah Boll)
  

    An arrangement by Stumptown Floral. (Moody Bones Photo)