Rook Botanics

I first found myself faffing with flowers when I was fourteen. My work experience placement fell through and a local florist agreed to take me on for a week. By the time Friday came I was in love. From then on I worked as a Saturday girl, sweeping up debris, conditioning flowers, taking orders. The florists I worked with taught me everything from hand tied bouquets to funeral work. I never really saw floristry as a full time career option for myself though. Before attending the University of Glasgow I took a gap year. Unlike many others who travel the world on their gap year I immersed myself in flowers. I attended Broomfield Hall, Derby College to complete a BTEC in floristry. Then I packed my bags, left for Glasgow and fell into a marketing career. Flowers were always a part of me, though. Whenever I was low on cash or between jobs I would return to floristy. Whenever I met new people I’d introduce myself as a florist. I held parties in my flat just as an excuse to decorate my home with fresh blooms.