the peaks are so much different from a few years ago where people used to order in advance! Now people tend to leave it until the last possible minute to order or just drop in! I think people can get flowers wherever they stand now so they don't appreciate the work or time that goes into making them.
This past year has been particularly difficult to predict what people will want, I've ordered the same as the year before and hoped my suppliers would carry the stock should I need it!

Overall though, I have to say- I hate the peaks! I hate doing the same things over and over and over again, the stoopid questions customers ask, the prices, the stress and the early starts!