ABOUT

My name is  Melanie. I am a certified florist and new to the floral industry. 

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I always love flowers. I came from the Philippines and we have different kinds of beautiful flowers. When I moved to the United States 13 years ago, I fell in love with the beauty of Washington State. The flowers here are so gorgeous. So 9 years ago, my family moved to Puyallup and saw how my neighbor's beautiful roses were.  They have so many variety of roses which I love. So I asked my husband if we could try to order a few. We ordered a bunch and fell in love with them, so we added more and more each year. I am so amazed at how they grow and smell. I started to share bouquets with my residents, friends at work, and co-workers. I also donated a lot of flowers for my resident flower arrangement class. Then a lot of my residents advised me stating, " you know what, you are really good in arranging flowers, why don't you start a flower business?". At first, I just ignored it because I didn't think I could do such a thing, but they kept advising me to have a flower shop business. I had a resident who used to be a florist. She taught me a lot of things regarding flowers, arrangements, and the business aspect. She shared with me a lot regarding ways how to take care of flowers and to be involved in the flower industry. The resident and I were very close, unfortunately she passed away. That is when I became a certified florist and got my business license. Her daughter and son also shared many books to help me in the future. It was a long and difficult road, but here I am starting my floral journey.