If you’ve always wanted to work with flowers but didn’t know where to start, these suggested books for beginning florists will help you on your way. I’ve read each one of these fabulous books, and I can attest to their quality. Five Suggested Books for Amateur Florists Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with...
Floristry
Responsibilities of a Florist
Responsibilities of a Florist The work of a florist is not often glamorous. Florists don’t make six-figure salaries, drive fancy cars, or get their own reality TV shows. Florists have many responsibilities to their customers and to the flower shop they work in. Far from mere floral designers, the job of a florist involves...
Flowers and Their Meanings
Flowers and Their Meanings Human beings are bound by images. We listen to music that elicits a certain mood, read books and poetry that are stuffed with images and associations, and even eat foods that carry a meaning well beyond the ingredients. When you’re sick, you probably want some kind of hot and hearty...
Florist School Online
Florist School Online Florist school online is a convenient way of learning the basics of floral design. You’ll get an online education in the tools of the trade (shears, decorations, and the flowers themselves), various design styles, plant and floral care, and training in how to design floral arrangements for specific events such as...
Florist Courses and Classes Online
Florist Courses and Classes Online Floristry is a trade often taught through hands-on experience. In the past, all florists learned their design and business skills on the job. These days, learning to create floral designs and run a flower shop is still a skill that wannabe florists can pick up on the job, but...
The Care and Maintenance of Rose Bushes
The Care and Maintenance of Rose Bushes My grandfather was a lover of roses. He spent so much of his time caring for and maintaining his two rose gardens that I’ve always figured the thing he liked most about roses was the work they required. My grandfather was a funny man, and when we’d...
Opening a Flower Business
Opening a Flower Business Flower shops do brisk business. Based on sales numbers from 2010, the average flower shops does about $250,000 in sales. Those numbers are a little skewed because flower businesses come in all shapes and sizes, from small flower shops operating in hospitals to huge flower wholesalers. Almost any small...
Average Florist Income
Average Florist Income The retail flower business is doing well for itself, even though online flower delivery is really popular. According to the Society of American Florists, the floriculture industry in America does about $19 billion in business (including flower sales and flower supplies) every year. There are around 27,000 retail flower shops in...
What Is a Certified Florist? Certification and Florists
What Is a Certified Florist? Certification and Florists Certified florists are experts in flowers. Florists with certifications have passed exams in general areas like floral design, customer service, and horticulture and certifications in more specific areas (such as wedding floral design) are available as well. Once upon a time, florist certification was more informal–florists...
A Career as a Florist
A Career as a Florist If you are interested in a career in design, possess a creative mind, and relish the idea of going into business for yourself one day, becoming a florist is a natural fit. Floral design is a unique field–it is the only design profession for which you do not need...