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[leah]

Hi, my name is Leah Van Ness. I have been a florist for 24 years. I was so happy to hear about flower chat - our business is so unique that only another florist "gets it".
- Leah

 

[greatflowerlady]

Welcome you will love it here.. tell us a little about yourself!

 

[bloomz]

Do you have a flower shop?

 

[leah]

As I said, I have been a florist for 24 years. I was 20 when I started helping out at the flower shop by parents just opened. I left college to begin working for them full time a year later. My mom started to teach to me to design - but very quickly we reallized that I had a natural ability that we need to tap into. I attended Bill Hixon's school. I worked for my parents for the next number of years. My Mom's health begain to fail, she and my Dad took more and more time off, my sister and I took more and more responsibility at the shop. Then just after my daughter's birth, we bought the shop from my parents. Fast forward 13 years, here I am. Still, learning, still wondering if I'm crazy when its 1:00 am the day before Valentine's, and wishing I could be one of the those Moms that get to go to a spa on Mother's day. But knowing I wouldn't really be happy doing anything else.

Leah

 

[Connie]

Leah, I think you can be an asset to this board. Welcome!

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

Welcome to Flowerchat Leah!
Please be sure and list your florist website in Flowerchat's Directory of Florists - free ! Also, there's a great image gallery where you can upload pics of your work, to show off a little...

welcome aboard,
tracy

 

[Twila]

Welcome to the board with the rest of the crazies. Will enjoy hearing what you have to share