10/14/2026
Sometimes, even after all these years, this business can break your heart.
I’ve spent much of my life working with flowers. I love what I do, and I still get excited when I find beautiful, fresh materials and imagine what I can create with them.
This is an arrangement I recently designed. I chose the flowers for their freshness, quality, texture, and color. I thought the combination was spectacular.
But the person receiving it didn’t feel the same way.
And that’s something that can be difficult to accept when you do creative work for a living.
Flowers are personal. Color is personal. Beauty is personal. What takes my breath away might not speak to someone else at all.
I was reminded recently that sometimes, no matter how much care you’ve put into your work over the years, a relationship can feel like it’s only as good as your last arrangement.
That one hurt.
I’m not sharing this because I want sympathy. I’m sharing it because I think we sometimes forget that behind every small business is a real person, doing their best, taking chances, making mistakes, and occasionally getting their heart bruised along the way.
I won’t always get it right. But I can promise you that I’ll always care.
And tomorrow, I’ll be back doing what I love. Creating something beautiful with flowers.
