Being a Floral Designer can be a very exciting and challenging career. Many people of all ages, from other working backgrounds are being retrained and entering the floristry industry. If you are considering a career in floral designing you should enjoy working with flowers and be willing to learn all aspects of the profession. You will need to be able to arrange flowers in an attractive manner and be a reasonably quick worker. As a florist is dealing closely with the public, you should have a genuine liking for people, and have a pleasant and helpful manner.
Flowers touch the emotions of other peoples' lives.
Customers ordering funeral tributes are often relatives or close friends of the deceased and may be emotionally upset. As a florist, you will need to be sympathetic and understanding. The florist shares the joy and excitment when a proud new father comes in to order flowers for his wife in hospital. Floristry is not all glamour. There is a lot of hard work and long hours involved.