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The Beauty and Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers

In the summer months, this is an activity that brings so much excitement and contentment!

By: THURSD. | 04-09-2024 | 4 min read
Flowers Floral Education
The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness

It is well into the summer months, and picking your own flowers — to give you a sense of freedom and enhance that summery feel — still remains one of the most blissful, rewarding, and peaceful activities you'll want to start! All that picking also creates some buzz on the shop floor, which is useful on hot summer days.

As a flower lover, you'd agree that, perhaps, not many other activities are more fun than paying a visit to your favorite flower shop — or garden — and getting excited as you hand-pick your own flowers. It gives you a kind of satisfaction that you, perhaps, only dream of!

A Real Seasonal... And Still Yet Year-Round Activity

Could you imagine life without flowers? Certainly, the world would not be the same and everyone can agree on that. Flowers add the most real, deepest, most sincere, and pure connection to the greatest gift in life: nature. So, if you have a flower shop close by, how about going for a walk and feeling the joy of picking your own flowers at your own taste and time?

 

The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness
As a flower enthusiast, picking your own flowers is one of the most blissful and rewarding experiences for both you and a flower shop owner.
Photo by freepik

 

Make sure to take your time picking your favorite flowers as they will keep you the best company for at least a week. They'll be the best company, trust us. Your nearest floral shop's owner will be ecstatic with your visit and very, very joyful to let you pick the best flowers for yourself. This, of course, is an activity you can do every single season! Whether it's winter, spring, summer, or fall, there are flowers for everyone and every occasion.

 

Picking flowers from roadside vendor
Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh

 

Give Floral Shop Owners (And Gardeners) a Little Dose of Happiness

When we say you can literally create your own garden is because you really can. It just takes an hour of your day to pick the flowers that most go with your personality and bring them back home to arrange them in the best way you know.

 

The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness
Photo by Zeynep Habiboğlu

 

When picking your own flowers, you'll be giving both yourself and the floral shop owners something to smile about. Especially now, during summer, there are incredibly gorgeous and colorful flowers that are waiting to be yours and make a statement in your house.

 

The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness
Two ladies select flowers at a flower shop.
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto

 

PS: if you're a flower shop owner, you might want to place the complete range of flowers and colors outdoors so more people get attracted to the flowers you offer. You’ll surely be noticed!

 

The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness
When picking your own flowers, you'll be giving both yourself and the flower shop owner something to smile about. 
Photo by freepik

 

Creating a 'Pick Your Own' Garden

A 'pick your own' garden takes a few steps and we'll help you get through the process clearly. This activity consists of choosing your favorite vases (possibly placed in a wooden container or cart) and filling them with the finest flowers for picking (preferably varieties that can take a knock).

 

Beauty and Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers
Photo by @london_blooms

 

For customers to enjoy their flower journey, especially those who are just getting themselves involved in the flower world, it's best to let customers pick their own flowers to, let them further enjoy the moment and experience. Are there broad smiles? Well, yes, that’s the joy — and beauty — of picking your own flowers.

 

The Beauty and Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers
You can leisurely pick your own flowers for making your own lush and exuberant bouquet.
Photo by freepik

 

Tip for a Uniquely Satisfying Flower-Picking Experience

Clearly indicate how many flowers each customer should pick to create the ideal flower combo, or how many flowers will look great in a bouquet, for example, for a center table or house decor. Come up with three price categories, and let them choose the most convenient option for them.

 

The Joy of Picking Your Own Flowers Can Only Bring Extreme Happiness
Lady at a flower shop.
Photo by Joaquin Carfagna

 

Also, be sure to inform them about the range of flowers available and the vase life of the different types of flowers. This will make their flower-picking experience a lot easier and worthwhile.

Feature image by Ketut Subiyanto, and header image by senivpetro

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