Floral Design and Floristry
Being a florist can be a very stimulating and challenging career. If you are considering becoming a florist, make sure you enjoy working with flowers and that you are willing to learn all aspects of the floristry profession. You will need to be able to arrange flowers in an striking manner and be a reasonably quick worker.
As a florist you will be dealing closely with the public, so you should have a genuine liking for people, and have a pleasant and helpful manner.
Flowers touch the emotions of other peoples' lives. As customers ordering funeral tributes are often relatives or close friends of the deceased you will need to be sympathetic and understanding. You will also experience the pleasure of helping a bride-to-be select just the right flowers, the joy and excitement when a proud new father comes in to order flowers for his wife in hospital.