oh, I've worked for a few fwoac. But, retiring and yearning to buy a little flower shop, or liking to play with flowers or being a little bit crafty or artistic, does not or ever will make you a florist. My boss, quotes for weddings, books them, and orders in the flowers, but doesn't get any foliage ordered in . Try and make corsages with huge camelia leaves. Or a wristcorsage. Imagine trying to make a tropical arrangement out of singapore orchids. Now she has decided to have a theme for the shop. All boxes and containers will be avocado, brown or white. all ribbon and cord will be the same and wrapping paper will follow the same theme. She has befriended a guy from a florist in another town, and is copying his idea. Needless to say, he uses white flowers and lovely foliages, and his shop is complimentary to his theme with down lighting etc. Another fwoac !!!