Introduction to a Florist's Day
Alexis welcomes viewers to her florist YouTube channel and shares a detailed walkthrough of her typical workday starting at 9:30 a.m. She introduces her new cat, Finnegan, and emphasizes the importance of starting with a clean workspace.
Morning Routine and Preparation
- Cleans and wipes down her work table to ensure a tidy environment.
- Prints and sorts the day's flower orders.
- Eats a filling breakfast of hard-boiled eggs and a chocolate banana protein shake to stay energized until lunch.
Flower Selection and Arrangement Techniques
- Picks fresh blooms from the flower cooler for daily arrangements.
- Shares a floral design tip: working in groups of three and creating triangular shapes for balanced arrangements.
- Describes the classic "ice cream cone" shape for standard flower arrangements, where flowers descend from a central top point.
- Shows examples of completed arrangements.
Handling Orders and Customer Service
- Boxes finished arrangements for delivery.
- Answers phone calls and takes orders both over the phone and in person.
Special Floral Projects: Funeral Arrangements
- Discusses creating traditional and modern funeral arrangements.
- Offers advice on one-sided arrangements: group flowers in twos and threes and maintain triangular shapes.
- Demonstrates making a modern, asymmetrical casket spray to avoid a typical funeral look.
- Provides a link for a more detailed urn arrangement tutorial. For more on floral design techniques, check out Understanding Plant Morphology and Anatomy: A Comprehensive Guide.
Shop Maintenance and Efficiency Tips
- Cleans flower coolers daily, consolidates buckets, refreshes water, and discards dirty containers.
- Prepares extra arrangements to have on hand for walk-in customers.
- Pre-greens vases during slow periods to save time during busy seasons.
- Orders fresh flowers and supplies as needed.
End of Day Cleanup and Closing
- Cleans up flower debris and stems.
- Organizes and stores tools for the next florist.
- Ends the workday around 5-6 p.m. and enjoys personal time.
Conclusion and Engagement
Alexis thanks viewers for joining her day, encourages likes, comments, and subscriptions, and invites followers to connect on Instagram @flowersbyalexis for more floral content.
hey everyone it's alexis and welcome back to my florist youtube channel today i'm bringing you guys another day in the life of a florist video so we're just gonna do a walkthrough of my day and that typically starts around 9 30 a.m is when the store opens during covet we did get a new cat
this is finnegan but don't worry fatness is perfectly fine living at home with my boss so before i do anything i like to work with a clean workspace so i'm just cleaning off my table from any mess from the day before i'm just going to give it a quick wipe down here
once i get situated i print the orders for the day and sort them so for breakfast i'm gonna have these hard-boiled eggs and this chocolate banana protein shake i find that this keeps me pretty full up until about lunchtime so this is the flower cooler and here i'm just going
to be picking up some blooms that i'm going to be using to make some arrangements for the day so quick little flower lesson for you all i always like to start with filling my face with water then i like to work in threes and make triangle shapes with my flowers right here i'm making a
standard flower arrangement so like an ice cream cone shaped arrangement is really the best way i can describe it to you but pretty much all the flowers come down from one top center point here are some more creations i made that day
once all the arrangements are made for the day it's time to box them up and get them ready for the delivery driver to come in addition to arranging flowers at a flower shop you also have to answer the phones and take any
orders that come through over the phone and in person now the retail flower shop that i work at does a lot of funerals this family requested a traditional style with masculine colors when making any one-sided arrangement my number one tip to you is to just group everything
in twos and threes and to create your triangles if you want a more detailed video on how to make an urn arrangement you can click the link in the description box below all right guys so unfortunately we had a lot of funerals this weekend so here i'm just creating a casket
spray this family requested more of a modern look they didn't want it to look like a funeral so here i'm just creating kind of like an asymmetrical design to give it more of like a modern feel so part of my daily tasks here as a florist are to clean the coolers and to make sure that all
the flowers are getting fresh clean water so here i'm just consolidating buckets and giving all of my flowers fresh clean water and throwing out all of the buckets that are dirty it's also part of my job to make sure that we have a lot of extra arrangements ready to go
on hand for when people walk in when the shop is slow and i'm looking for something to do a really good way to pass time is to pre-green up some vases this is going to make your life a lot easier so that way when you get orders later you can just grab an already greened up face and just
add the flowers in this is going to save you a lot of time especially during the busy holiday season after i've cleaned out the coolers and used up just about all the greens in the vases and we now need some more supplies so here i'm just ordering more flowers for the next day
now being a florist is a super messy job so typically by the end of the day i have a huge pile of debris and flower stems to clean up i put my tools away so that way the next person can find them and use them then at around five
six o'clock i get to go home and enjoy the rest of my day thanks so much for enjoying the day with me guys i hope you guys had fun following me around don't forget to like comment and subscribe to my channel follow me on instagram flowers by alexis and i will see you all soon with another video bye
A typical day for a florist starts around 9:30 a.m. with cleaning the workspace and preparing for the day's orders. The florist then selects fresh flowers, creates arrangements, handles customer orders, and maintains shop efficiency throughout the day, wrapping up around 5-6 p.m.
Florists often use the technique of working in groups of three and creating triangular shapes to achieve balance in their arrangements. For example, the classic 'ice cream cone' shape features flowers descending from a central top point, which helps create a visually appealing design.
When creating funeral arrangements, it's recommended to group flowers in twos and threes while maintaining triangular shapes for a cohesive look. Florists can also opt for modern, asymmetrical designs to provide a fresh take on traditional arrangements.
To prepare for busy seasons, florists clean and maintain their flower coolers, pre-greens vases during slower periods, and prepare extra arrangements for walk-in customers. This proactive approach helps ensure efficiency and readiness for increased demand.
For those interested in learning more about floral design techniques, Alexis provides a link to a detailed urn arrangement tutorial in her video. Additionally, viewers can explore resources like 'Understanding Plant Morphology and Anatomy: A Comprehensive Guide' for deeper insights into floral design.
Viewers can connect with Alexis for more floral content by following her on Instagram @flowersbyalexis. She encourages likes, comments, and subscriptions to her YouTube channel for ongoing updates and tips.
Daily maintenance tasks for a florist include cleaning flower coolers, consolidating buckets, refreshing water, and discarding dirty containers. These tasks help maintain a clean and efficient workspace, which is crucial for quality floral arrangements.
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