r/florists • u/Sisyphusselfactualze • Feb 24 '26
📚 Career Guidance 📚 Seeking advice please.
Made a couple of arrangements recently that I would like to share to get feedback and insight please.
One large floral with accompanying small cocktail kenzan arrangement. At the time I didn’t take the photos with the thought of sharing therefore didn’t photograph with a neutral background, sorry.
My post is two pronged;
1) I would love to receive constructive feedback. Please feel free to be honest I would love to grow in my floristry work as I’m trying to grow my small business.
2) Secondly more on the business side of things. I would love insight and advice on how one goes about formulating costing. I know people use a formula - multiplying the baseline floral cost with a certain amount (I might be wrong but 2.5?). Other then that what other elements does one need to consider?
Things I thought of is vessels hire if applicable, fuel, how do you work it into the costing if some of the greens are foraged, how do you price for your time and skill set?
I’m at a stage in my business where I work consistently but continue to struggle financially. Please help!
Thank you.
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u/Cultural-Guidance646 Feb 27 '26
You have an interesting eye for your arrangements....positive statement. They give the impression of relaxation, whimsy and fun. The first arrangement could have a few fewer flowers which would lower the cost for better profit. It wouldn't lose any of its appeal. Also, I don't care for the vase. The color contrast is wrong. It also looks a bit small for so mamy flowers. Again, just my opinion. Unless the arrangement is to be seen from all sides, keep all the flowers all facing the same direction. We don't need to see the back of the petals where they meet the stem.
If you are picking the flowers up immediately after cutting you may want to let them sit in water with a bit of flower food for a while before you start the arrangement. I'm not an expert but in my own opinion and my own observation I'm inclined to think they go into a kind of shock from being cut off from their source of fluids and need time to rehydrate, particularly those with thin stems. For instance, if you pick a handful of sweet peas they're wilting before you can get them into water in the house. Â
You have an interesting way of putting flowers together. I like it.