Hi Breezy,
Sore feet and rough hands isn’t enough to put me off! At the moment I work in a dull lifeless office, where I get a sore bum from so much sitting! J To be up and active all day sounds tiring but exciting. The thing that really draws me to floristry is the idea that I can add value by being creative. In the office there really isn’t any room for creativity! What did you do before you took the leap?

Hi Flower fairy (love the name! – I played with flower fairies as a girl!)
It’s great to hear that you managed to fill the orders despite your florist letting you down. I’m assuming that the floristry side took over the business and you no longer do grocery? There seems to be a few people on this forum who purely learned from experience. The reason why I am tempted to go to florist school is because I often have ideas of the way I would like the flowers to be presented, however sometimes they just wont stay where I want them. I am hoping that with tutoring I will learn how to use wire and other tips and tricks to place the flowers. I have great admiration for you just jumping in at the deep end.

Is anyone currently taking a floristry course, and would you recommend it to others? What kind of things are you learning?