Iworked for a florist for a couple of years and enjoyed every bit of it. The designers would teach me when it was slow and when it was busy sometimes I was handed a project to do. It can be a very exciting hobby/career.

Did you know there are national and worldwide competitions for designers? One of the men at the shop I worked at was in one while I worked there. He placed 3rd nationally. They have to plan their design within the guidelines of that year's competition, order the flowers, pack them--and keep them alive! Then build it on-site. They have to bring everything with them and they only have so much time to do the arrangment in. Very spectacular and amazing designs. Very large scale. There's a lot of drama too when flowers have wilted or gotten lost in transport....