Our Journey in Bloom

Starting Small, Dreaming Big

Honestly? We started because I was tired of seeing the same boring office plants everywhere. Working as an accountant in a gray building, surrounded by plastic ficus trees, something inside me just snapped. My grandmother had taught me about flower arranging when I was young, but I'd forgotten most of it.

The first "client" was my neighbor's coffee shop. She let me practice there because - and I'm being completely honest here - my arrangements were pretty terrible. But there was something about watching people's faces light up when they walked in. That tiny spark of joy from something beautiful made all the failed attempts worth it.

Learning Through Mistakes

By 2021, word had spread somehow. Maybe it was social media, or just people talking - I'm still not entirely sure. But suddenly we had requests for office buildings, small restaurants, even a few homes. The problem? I had no idea how to run a business.

There were weeks when I'd show up to a client's space with completely the wrong flowers - imagine trying to create a calming office environment with bright orange marigolds. Or the time I underestimated how much water those hanging arrangements would need, and well... let's just say we learned about waterproofing the hard way.

But clients were patient. They saw we cared, even when we messed up. We started keeping detailed notes about each space - lighting conditions, foot traffic patterns, which plants actually thrived where. Slowly, we were building something that worked.

What We've Actually Learned

This past year changed everything. Not because we suddenly became experts, but because we finally understood what we're actually good at. We're not the cheapest option, and we're not trying to be. What we do well is listen to how people want their spaces to feel.

Take our work with the Nizami Street office complex. Instead of just placing arrangements randomly, we spent time watching how people moved through the space, where they paused, what made them stressed. The final design wasn't flashy - mostly greens with subtle seasonal touches - but it worked because it fit how people actually used that space.