You can make your home as elegant as you want, but nothing will be as beautiful as the natural decoration that plants, especially flowers, provide. Florists have the privilege of carefully arranging nature’s gifts in different forms, with their imagination.
Erin Benzakein runs a flower farm called Floret Flowers with her family in Skagit Valley, Washington. In 2001, Erin and her husband moved to the Valley, which is about an hour north of Seattle. They did so to seek a simpler and more peaceful lifestyle in which to raise their children.
In fact, Erin spent most of her childhood at her great-grandparents’ house in the country, where she developed her love of nature. He decided to return to his roots with his children. Many people who live in the city are now considering doing the same. There is something meditative about being surrounded by nature.
It started with a small backyard garden before Floret became a teaching farm and seed company. Strangers then began asking Benzakein to order flowers, even though she never intended to sell them. When she sold her first bouquet, the customer cried as she felt transported back to the summers of her childhood.
Seeing how a flower arrangement could generate such emotions and connect two people who didn’t know each other made Erin want to pursue this career. The following year, she replaced all her vegetables with flowers and did the same with the garden.
On their website, there are many how-to guides and growing resources for those learning about flowers. They also have a huge international network of growers so you can find beautiful flowers no matter where you live.
Although his goal is to create a dreamlike environment, Floret is all about science and research. They spend hours and hours trying different tests to develop the best in flowers, with stem length, aroma and other top-notch qualities that make you feel like you are in the Secret Garden.
