Last December, I featured a demonstration by the very talented young florist Joe Massie at an event at New Covent Garden Flower Market.
Well, today I’m delighted to feature an interview with him, together with images of his beautiful work:
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?
Honest answer? I wanted a Saturday job when I was thirteen.
I wanted my own money and I wanted independence (or at least as much as you can get aged thirteen!). … Read more
Last month at the College Day at New Covent Garden Flower Market, I met florist Victoria Richards.
To over 550 students, Victoria who’s only in her early 20s, did an amazing demonstration on the main stage. And today’s blog post features images from the morning, together with a Q&A.
Joe Massie, who I wrote about in a blog post earlier month, is Victoria’s WorldSkills mentor and he compered the demo.
After the event, Victoria very kindly answered a few questions:
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?… Read more
