By the passionate way she handles and displays her designs, you can immediately tell that she genuinely enjoys executing her craft. At 32 years old, Saskia Geiser has gained incredible experience in floral design, having learnt and grown her artistry through the hands of family. We had a chat with her as she shared with us some Porta Nova Red Naomi arrangements that truly expressed the essence of All Saints Day.
Saskia lives in the South part of Germany where her family has been running a flower shop called Blumenhaus Geiser for the past ten years.
Share with us one of your most memorable times as a florist?
I have a sister who used to work at a travel agency. During Covid, she joined me at the flower shop. Together with her, we trained three young ladies in floristry and all of them passed their exams. This will always be a moment that makes me very proud since it was an opportunity for me to pass my skills and profession to other people.
What inspires you in your job?
My biggest inspiration is and has always been nature. I love the outdoors. Going horseriding through the forest or hiking in the mountains. Everything I see, the colours of nature or the shapes of everything that surrounds me, inspires me to create something new with flowers. I always believe that if you work with nature, your result will be in harmony with it.
How important is quality in your everyday operations?
Quality is very important. I love the Porta Nova Red Naomi roses because I get guaranteed of high quality that leaves both myself and my customers happy and satisfied. From experience, I have made it a habit to consider value over price because the more expensive roses have better quality and vaselife which makes us (florist and customer) happy.
Tell us about All Saints Day in your hometown
All Saints Day in our area is quite unique. With the high density of the catholic faith, the day is mostly observed on the 1st November. But we also have Protestant church adherents who celebrate the day on the last Sunday before advent called “Dead Sunday”. This means we have two seasons. But there has been a significant transformation in both the days, since the graves have become a lot smaller. That means there is not so much space for large bouquets. We make many very tiny flower bouquets with conifer and fir and dried flowers
