Hi All: I am a floral designer working for a large (maybe the largest?) flower shop in New Hampshire. I have been in this business for a total of 12 years. In addition to being a floral designer, I have a Master of Arts degree and teach drawing as an adjunct instructor at a local college which specializes in the arts. If you click on the website listing in my profile, you can see some of my art, which is influenced by my work with flowers. If you click on "more pages by me" you will find other articles I have written. One is on becoming a floral designer, another on selecting wedding flowers and yet another for the general public on buying everyday arrangements from a florist. Nancy