Florist

To find out what it's like to be a florist on Valentine's Day, 9Honey Living spoke to Hello Petal's Anna Vlasoff and Floreat's Jane Lampe.

"Take them out of their wrapping and cut the bottoms off and put them in fresh water as soon as you can. Keep them out of direct sun and in a spot that's not too hot, especially this time of the year. So that might be sunflowers or daisies or something, and I think that's more romantic because then you show that you really know the person, and what they love rather than just your standard red rose," Lampe said. They're starting to feel a little bit more old-school and we are finding quite a lot of women don't like them anymore. Whereas if it's on the weekend, a lot of people will buy on the day to give them at home," Lampe said. She tries to promote pink roses over red, as something more unique, and mixed bunches instead of just roses. This year, there'll be seven of us working in that little shop," Vlassof said. It's a long, busy day getting ready for Valentine's Day. If it's a weekday, a lot of people will order things online because they'll get them delivered to their partners at work. There doesn't ever seem to be really any lull," she said. But it's a different story for Floreat, which is an online only florist. "It's always a slow start.

Tasmanian florists Sophia Souris and Eric Nielsen are advocating for country-of-origin labelling on blooms in Australia this Valentines Day.

[told](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-02-14/flower-labelling-push-as-imported-blooms-flood-market/101965870) [ ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-02-14/flower-labelling-push-as-imported-blooms-flood-market/101965870) their concept was to go from paddock to vase. Ms Souris and Mr Nielsen are the owners of Kentish Blooms in Tasmania. [ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-02-14/flower-labelling-push-as-imported-blooms-flood-market/101965870), almost half of the flowers sold on Valentine’s Day are imported into Australia and the flower industry believes consumers have the right to be aware where their blooms come from with country-of-origin labels.

With Valentine's Day this week, local shops are gearing up for the holiday, and seeing a boost in certain types of sales. Claussen's Florist, Greenhouse ...

Valentine's Day shopping is expected to set records this year--with Americans shelling out nearly 26-billion dollars on everything from candlelight dinners ...

“So that is kind of difficult to have to work with because we’re used to taller greenery and now it’s shorter.” ”Now the greenery, which is kind of weird but we have heard that there is a shortage of some of the greenery and the size of the greenery is shorter--like it’s shorter than what it normally is for us,” Lowe said. Lowe said Valentine’s Day is always their busiest day of the year and that roses remain the most requested flower for the holiday.

They say you can't buy a person's heart.Well this Valentines Day, that's exactly what local flower shops and gift stores are counting on.

Fran Daly is putting the spotlight on Mid North Coast growers, saying it's more important than ever to support local – wherever possible.

Market vendors dressed up in their red kalavata, selling red flowers and bouquets. Alevina Naitarakete, who sells flowers outside the Suva Market, says she set ...

So we see customers are running for bouquets, and valentines balloon this morning.” Naitarakete says the vendors are making good sales compared to the past couple of months. “We started in the morning about 5am and we see customers are rushing for our bouquets because we putting the signs as balloons and decorations of our market here in Suva.

Designers at Chillicothe Floral Company are usually busy helping to create custom bouquets that bring customers and recipients joy. However, around Valentine's ...

Florists at Charley's Flowers helped break down the meanings of some of their most popular flowers during Valentine's Day. Whether it is a custom bouquet or a standard arrangement Maynard said recipients are always happy to see the flowers are for them. One designer said the red rose is a classic so it is hard to go wrong when choosing them.