As part of my City and Guilds diploma I have to complete three lots of work experience at peak times in the floristry industry. Today was my first day in a florist's shop. I started by conditioning all the flowers and was really pleased to then be allowed to work on several orders on my own.
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| Hand-tied bouquet for shop display |
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| "Exquisite" |
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| Bold and bright Christmas hand-tied bouquet with aqua pack |
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| Bright and colourful "get well" flat-back bouquet |
It was so nice to have some freedom to choose the flowers I wanted. Some orders stipulate a particalur design from the Interflora catalogue, but others just give a price and a description such as "bright and colourful". The best thing was knowing that what I had made would be enjoyed by real customers.
Much as I enjoy making the bouquets, I found that it was the human element of floristry that I really enjoyed - knowing that you are the link between the sender and the recipient and are translating their thoughts and feelings into a floral design for someone they may not see very often.
I am looking forward to day two tomorrow :-)
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