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  Reviewing Floret scholarship applications and preparing this post is one of the highlights of the year here at Floret. Over the last week, the team and I have been burning the midnight oil as we have poured over all the scholarship essays. The entries were incredibly inspiring and left all of us so excited for the future of the floral industry – on a global level. We were blown away by the number of applications we received this year.   A record breaking 1,996 individuals from 53 different countries and all 50 U.S. states applied for a spot in our upcoming  North Vancouver Flower Delivery This level of international interest this year was beyond anything any of us ever imagined. It came as a bit of a surprise, actually. I am aware of the growing interest in the UK, Australia and New Zealand,  b ut I knew nothing about what has been building in Vietnam, Singapore, Lithuania and so many other countries. I am humbled and amazed by the fact that our little two-acr...

  Over the years, I’ve turned to online courses to dig deeper into all sorts of different topics ranging from creative photography to marketing to copywriting. Online courses can be a great way to learn more about a particular topic from the comfort of your own home.  I’ve spent more mornings than I can count perched at the dining room table with my laptop and a strong cup of coffee taking frantic notes as I watched online course videos. I’ve applied so much of what I’ve learned through these transformative courses and my business has benefited tremendously.  When the team and I started putting the pieces together to create the  North Vancouver Flower Delivery , I thought back on which online courses were the very best and made a long list the things I loved and wanted to incorporate into ours. I also noted all the things I wanted to do differently for our course. And I’m proud to say that we were able to accomplish all of them–plus more.    Here are a few ...

  It’s a rare treat to have the entire Floret team all in one place, since a few of our members work remotely. Susan lives in Ohio, Ellen is down in Texas and Jill is up in Bellingham. Everyone came in for the final days of launching our new   Floret Online Workshop   and it was wonderful to have the whole gang together. Getting to sit around the table and actually work  together  has been such a gift. Over the past few days we’ve been reading aloud so many of the wonderful emails pouring in from all over the world surrounding our online course launch. The enthusiasm, the gratitude, the positivity and the excitement has been food for our souls. Husbands gifting the course to their wives, grandparents surprising their grandchildren, strangers sponsoring other growers in need, institutions and colleges training their staff, the list goes on and on. I know I speak for the entire team when I say we feel so honored and blessed to do this work. Today after a little re...

 Floral designer Chelsea Fuss describes what it takes to start working with flowers full-time. Do you ever dream of spending your days surrounded by stems of garden roses and lilacs? Gathering and composing arrangements of colorful, fragrant blossoms day after day, instead of sitting behind a desk? Owning a flower shop is one of those romantic jobs many people dream of. But what is it really like? And how do you get started with a career in floral design? My flower obsession began early, as a kid, more specifically as a teen. I think I knew    West Vancouver Flowers  were my future when I spent most Friday nights as a teenager in my flower garden, making bouquets. I read every book I could get my hands on about floral design, dabbled in making wedding flowers, and in university, filled my art history course notes with flower shop business plans. After working for other florists, I opened my own shop at the age of 23. Since then, my career has evolved, but it still ve...

 We often receive the question “Are you a florist or a floral designer?” which is usually followed by the question “what’s the difference?” difference between floral designer florist The term floral designer and florist are terms that are thrown about interchangeably in the wedding industry, often leaving couples scratching their heads and wondering what is the difference between the two. A Floral Designer is an artist that uses plant materials and    West Vancouver Flowers  to create pleasing and balanced compositions. They typically design arrangements for weddings, parties and other special events. Their designs tend to be unique, one-of-a-kind creations and, depending on the designer you work with, they tend to be very collaborative throughout the design process. A Florist is a person or business that sells and arranges plants and cut flowers. They generally have a physical storefront, have a range of stock design styles they use when creating arrangements and ty...

 Flower arranging has been around for centuries, where did it begin? The idea of being around beautiful flowers is appealing to a large demographic of people, but did you ever wonder how flower arranging came to be? Take a moment and step back in history with us on how flower arranging began. History-Flower-Arranging-Egypt-Flowerspapyrus painting via google.com Egypt Earliest known flower arranging dates back to ancient Egypt to 2,500 BCE.  Egyptians were the first to cut and place flowers in a vase to decorate and add color to their surroundings. Egyptians were known as the first florists by trade and commissioned to place very high stylized arrangements around burials, processions, and table decorations. These florists would carefully select flowers that had a symbolic meaning with emphasis on religion.  A big seller was the garland of flowers worn by loved ones and left at the tombs. Fact: Besides the Iris, the lotus flower and water lily were considered sacred to Egyp...