Valentine’s Day is a few weeks away, and flowers are at the top of the list when it comes to gifts being dolled out on the day.
And why wouldn’t they be? Aside from being beautiful, fresh flowers also boast several proven health benefits. They can help to boost your mood, help you to relax, and even help to improve your memory.
One day, while scrolling through Instagram, I came across Briauna Taylor, a Delaware native and founder of The Bloom Wagon. TBW is a “traveling florist that specializes in personalizing the florist experience by bringing the blooms directly to you.”
And her creations are not only captivating but affordable.
So I had to find out more about Briauna and her Bloom Wagon.
ShineMyCrown: When did you first fall in love with flowers?
Briauna Taylor: Flowers have always been a huge part of my life. When my grandparents and my great aunts and uncles moved to Delaware from Virginia, they purchased a very large piece of land. About 11 acres or so. There are four houses on that land where they all still live, and they each have a nice size piece of the compound. My grandmother allowed my dad and I to create a garden on our part of the compound when I was around four-five years old. That’s when it all started. From then on, my dad would send me flowers to elementary and middle school and then eventually, I started showing interest in playing around with them myself.
SMC: Growing up and throughout your career, did you come across many Black florists?
BT: I actually never saw a Black florist growing up. I lived in a very rural part of Delaware, and the people working in florist shops were always white. I think being a Black florist is so cool because it’s one of those careers that people don’t often think about dabbling into. So as a Black woman, the market is wide open for me.
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