Flower Florist

A flower florist is a person skilled in the art of flower arranging. A flower florist will create bouquets and other types of flower arrangements to be used as decorations or to mark special events and occasions. A flower florist can use a wide range of materials in addition to flowers, including herbs, foliages, grasses, sticks, moss, glass beads, chocolate, candy, fruits, silk bands and artificial flowers. Floral design and floristry have a long history and different cultures and eras have developed their own styles, fashions and methods.

The craft of arranging flowers is sometimes erroneously referred to as floristics. Floristics is instead a scientific term that is used to describe a subdomain of botany and biogeography where scientists study how different plant species found in various regions are related to each other. The word “floristry” is most frequently used to describe the cultivation of flowers, but it can also include the arrangement of flowers and their use as decorative objects.

A good flower florist must known a lot about the proper treatment of plants as well as be a creative person that can fashion beautiful flower arrangements for a wide range of different occasions. Using the right utensils and method to cut and arrange the flowers are very important for their sustenance. Some flowers are more sensitive than others and should for instance not be combined with apples in flower ornaments since the gas released by the apples will rapidly kill the flower and speed up the decaying process. Most flower florists also have to keep up with current trends since the flower business is constantly affected by new ideas and fashion ideals.

Most flower florists are employed in the retail industry and work close to their customers. Today, flower florists can be reached online as well as over the phone which makes the ordering of flower arrangements easier than ever before. Many people visit specialized florist shops to do their purchases, but garden supply stores and supermarkets will also frequently employ flower florists.

A flower florist will be extra busy during the holidays and if you want to make sure that your flower arrangements will be made by a certain flower florist it can be advisable to book him or her in advance. In the United States, the busiest holidays for the flower florist are Valentines' Day, Mothers' Day and Christmas. In other cultures, other holidays are traditionally linked to the use of flowers. In Mexico, it is for instance very popular to purchase marigold arrangements for Dias de Muertos.

In most parts of the world, flowers are also used to mark individual and family events such as weddings, christenings, birthdays, anniversaries and funerals. In many cultures, a majority of the weddings takes place during a certain time of year which makes it important to book your flower florist in advance for your wedding. In northern countries, the spring and early summer is traditionally a very popular time to get married since the return of the sun causes nature to bloom. Springtime is traditionally connected to love and fertility which make it ideal for weddings. In India, the monsoon season ends in October for most parts of the country and the months following October is therefore the traditional wedding season.

When ordering a flower arrangement for someone that belongs to another culture than your own, it is important to remember that flowers bear many meanings and that these meanings can differ significantly between different cultures. A well educated flower florist will be able to help you with such issues and avoid embarrassing mistakes. When sending a beautiful flower arrangement to your Japanese business partner to celebrate your good companionship, you don’t want to end up sending a flower bouquet where the flower species and colours are traditionally associated with death or sorrow in Japan. White is for instance a flower colour that should be approach with caution. In Europe and North America, white flowers are traditionally associated with purity and virtue. In many Asian cultures, it is instead a symbol of death. In the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Countries, the red poppy is worn to commemorate fallen soldiers, while the poppy has no such links in the rest of the world.

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