Being a florist is an amazing career. There is nothing else I would rather do. Creating beautiful floral arrangements, processing flowers, caring for plants and selling gorgeous bouquets is a true passion of mine. All flowers are beautiful in their own way. Being surrounded by flowers and plants all day long is an incredible feeling. At the end of the day, being a florist is amazing, but it is also a ton of hard work. There are many long days, especially during the holiday seasons.
One of the best things about being a florist is making someone’s day. I love making customers happy by creating stunning floral arrangements. I love when a customer calls just to say how happy we made the person receiving the flowers. Whether it’s a get well soon arrangement, someone is in the doghouse, or special event center pieces, seeing a smile on a customers face is truly satisfying. Flowers can lift anyone’s spirits when they are having a bad day or feeling under the weather.
Another great thing about being a florist is how creative and expressive it is. It’s a lot of fun to create displays for people who are walking by the store to stop and look at. A lot of the times, customers want designers to create beautiful, fresh flower arrangements that are bright and stunning. Sometimes, we receive a little bit of guidance, whether it’s a favorite flower or color and after that we get to just create something unique and interesting. Every arrangement is different in their own way. It is also a lot of fun to recreate the pictures of the arrangements that are on our website. Sometimes, flowers aren’t in season and are out of stock so we have to use our expertise to make substitutions in order to make the arrangement look similar to the picture and that is a bit more challenging… yet fun!
Like I said, being a florist is not just fun, but a ton of hard work. When the flowers arrive to our store, they have to be processed. Some flowers arrive in boxes or buckets and they have to be quickly treated. We have to fill buckets with water, carry the heavy buckets, cut the stems, clean the foliage from the flowers and make sure all of the stems are in water. Buckets have to be changed multiple times a week because the water gets dirty. The dirty water has to be emptied, the buckets have to be cleaned and refilled with fresh water. We also have to fill water pitchers so we can fill multiple vases at a time. Arranging flowers is also something that can’t really be done sitting down, so we pretty much stand all day so we are able to arrange flowers effectively. We also walk back and forth a lot throughout the day so we can grab the flowers we need. The hardest thing is while cleaning Roses, sometimes you can get pinched by a thorn or two… ouch!
At the end of the day, working as a florist is such a fulfilling career. Even though it’s a lot of hard work, we get to be creative and make people happy and at the end of the day, it’s so important to be doing what you love to do.
