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There is a florist in a garden centre in my area. They have been there for years, and they seem to work quite while with the garden centre that sources vases etc for them and can get all manner of venue dressing things to hire. It is quite tucked away in the garden centre and you wouldn't really come across it unless you knew about it. But I think they have relay membership and seem to do quite well as they employ a few florists and have quite a lot of weddings.
As someone else mentioned, the area will make quite a difference, the gadren centre near me is in quite a nice area and not far from some nice wedding venues.
Most garden centres are like huge greenhouses which get very hot in the summer, so I would say a cooler of some sort would be essential. You mentioned that obviously so can't sell plants and that might also include soft toys and vases etc so you could be relying solely on selling flowers for gifts, weddings and funerals. Though you could offer a gift wrapping service for items bought in the garden centre and do a deal with the garden centre to gift wrap their products on display at peak times like planted arrangements at xmas and mothers day.
The workshop part could be very lucrative, especially if you can advertise in the garden centre on display boards or leave leaflets at the tills
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