When you’re in the business of serving customers, you encounter a variety of situations. Our online shop has been open for 20 months now, and we’ve had the pleasure of serving many customers.We’re fortunate to have such kind-hearted customers, and the heartwarming reviews always boost our motivation. Every evening, my…
While we deal exclusively in cut flowers, as a florist, we often receive gift requests from our customers. “I want to send a gift to my long-distance girlfriend.” “I’d like to send them to my mom, whom I haven’t seen in a while.” “I want to give a special present…
Now, after sharing the details about the flower arrangement course I took in Japan… I must make the most of what I learned in that limited time. Practice makes perfect, right? So, the day after I returned home, I began practicing flower arrangements and bouquets, nonstop. I realized that being…
In previous post, I talked about the fulfilling class with the rather strict teacher. This time, there was another teacher. After learning flower arranging all day long for few years in the UK, she returned to Japan and has been providing community-based lessons locally. There’s this unique aura about people…
Well, continuing from the last time, this is once again about flowers.In my previous post, I introduced a flower shop I visited during my stay in Japan, but my time in Japan wasn’t just about admiring flowers. I took the initiative to arrange private lessons with a teacher and learned…
I visited my parents’ home in Japan for about two weeks. I had two purposes for this trip. One was to check on my elderly parents. As we and our parents age, and especially when we live apart, don’t we all want to avoid causing each other worry? That’s why…
I had previously become fond of baking sweets, and I had experienced selling them at a small bazaar organized by a friend. However, this time as ‘Nowhereland,’ I participated as a florist. The preparation was quite challenging, but I think I managed to create a really lovely booth. The power…
Finally, the big day is tomorrow – the market is all set to go. I’d heard that it wouldn’t be some massive affair, so I was thinking maybe around 20 stalls or so. But it turns out there’s going to be around 60 stalls, wow!Needless to say, my excitement has…
Though it’s a short notice, We are planning to descend the mountain.Yes, we’re going to participate in the market. We are flower farmers from Cameron Highlands. The so-called local florists in the town/city offer benefits to customers such as: In Kuala Lumpur, there are truly stylish and wonderful florists out…
The first topic I’d like to write about is “Hanakotoba,” which refers to the language of flowers. In Japan, it’s called “hanakotoba,” but a more refined way to put is “Floriography.” This term was created during the Victorian era in England. It’s indeed a word with a noble impression, isn’t…
