About us
Everyone deserves exceptional care
At The Red Poppy, we craft floral beauty that celebrates life and honors the earth — fresh, seasonal, and always thoughtful
Red Poppy Purpose
Flowers light up a garden, light up a room, light up our lives, give us solace in times of peace and loss
- let Zoe light up your life with her floral arrangements.
Zoe sources her flowers locally, in particular peony roses, rununculi and alstroemeria from growers near Geelong and Colac. As well as this, there is the 4.00 am drive to the vibrant and diverse Melbourne Flower Market where she finds her all her best-loved flowers – hydrangeas, dahlias, cymbidium and phalaenopsis orchids, oriental lilies, rich coloured delphiniums, lisianthus and bouvardia, to name but a few.
After studying floristry at TAFE she has furthered her love of this through events with Dot Humphreys of Gollings florists and The Singapore Flower and Garden Show where world wide designers exhibit. She also teaches floristry at Bacchus Marsh Community College (The Laurels).
After making her decision to go solo, Zoe loves the creativity of planning events and her floristry, and work with flowers remain her inspiration.
In the future, Zoe wishes to live on acreage and grow a small supply of flowers and foliage that are hard to come by locally.
Let your imagination bloom
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After
Before
Born on a rural property into an iconic fashion family, Zoe enjoyed both the farm and fashion, balance inspired by both. Combining textures, color and stylish layering led to a love of floristry. It is this form of design that captures her imagination and talent. Armed with a certificate IV in Floristry and and valuable experience working with international floral designers, assisting at the Singapore Garden Festival. She is in her element putting together individual designs for all occasions and loves the challenge provided by each special client. As former Women Editor of Geelong News, I would highly recommend talented Zoe McMahon.
Sue Trethowan Jones Geelong
Hi Zoe!! I can't thank you enough for your work on our Valedictory Dinner!! Everyone adored the centerpieces and they looked brilliant!!Yet again you have delivered exciting and perfect decorations and have been so helpful and reliable to work with!! Cannot thank you enough!! 🙂
Rachelle Smith Barwon Health Residents Society, Geelong
Thanks so much Zoe for all your hard work on our flowers for our wedding. You went above and beyond what we imagined, and the end result was amazing! The flowers were just beautiful and the way you presented them and the effort you put in was just great!
Jessica Markewicz Client Manager, Scotts Chartered Accountants, Geelong
Thank you so much Zoe for the beautiful arrangements at the Unite Geelong Launch last night, they brightened up the room!
Cotton On Foundation Geelong
Dear Zoe, Many thanks for the stunningly beautiful flowers and coffin sheath for my mother's funeral. Holy Family Catholic Church looked wonderful and both Mother and Father would have been delighted. Your talents helped make the whole day one of celebration and beauty. Thank you.
Glenyse Pianta Geelong
