Nisha Kelen started her floral design business, fleurish , out of a one car garage and her passion continues to thrive after 12 years. It mostly took her mom's sincere push with 4 words... "just go for it" and so she did! Fleurish was the outcome of believing in her creativity and a dedicated work ethic.
Flora Grubb.
Illustration by Elisabeth Moch
Flora Grubb is amazing. If I could move to SF and work for Flora, I would. The article about her at ReadyMade.com is completely inspirational. Read it here: How Did You Get That F*&%ing Awesome Job?: Plant Prowess
Larkspur.
Beth Barnett created Larkspur in 1994 out of a desire to create personalized floral designs for Chicago's discerning clientele. After specializing in weddings and commercial accounts for ten years, Beth expanded the business into its current Bucktown location in the fall of 2004 with the hope of offering a comfortable space where she and her customers could be inspired daily by an extensive selection of flowers and plants from around the world. I have the pleasure to work for Beth occasionally when she needs some extra help setting up large scale weddings and parties in some of the most amazing locations like the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago. She is by far my biggest inspiration...and such a great lady!
