“I have always dreamed of basically living in a small-town community, where you know the shopkeepers and the shopkeeper knows your family, and it’s all family-owned local businesses,” she said.
Mackenzie, who was an event planner in the corporate world before opening her boutique in 2012, said she started life wanting to be a florist. When she got the chance to start her own business, she decided to do something different.“I just looked around the Lakeway and Bee Cave area; nobody was doing what I would have wanted to do with flowers,” Mackenzie said. “You can get flowers at H-E-B and Randalls. But that wasn’t the niche part of the business I enjoy.”
The part of the business Mackenzie enjoys is getting to be creative with her flower designs and creating organic style arrangements. There are technical ways to arrange the flowers; the work is similar to an interior design or art project, she said.
Mackenzie said she does not want her flowers to look like the generic floral arrangements people see in grocery stores and said “ordinary is out of the question.”
Instead, Mackenzie said she takes pride in getting to know her customers, learning their style and working to craft something they will enjoy.
Mackenzie, who runs the shop with her two daughters and a small staff, said her team specializes in old-fashioned business.
Despite the rising number of American adults who do their shopping online, and the challenges brought on by the pandemic, Mackenzie has not changed her resolve to be the town’s family florist.
“We’re unique because we are family,” she said. “We are always attentive and present to our customers.” Magpie Blossom Boutique
3500 S. RM 620, Ste. F100, Bee Cave
512-494-6198
www.magpieblossoms.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sun.
