Meet the Makers: P.E.I. immigrants hope to brighten customer’s day through preserved flower business | SaltWire

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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Editor’s note: The “Makers” feature is a weekly look at Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who are tapping into the creative marketplace.

Whether its wreaths, corsages, or wedding bouquets, Alex Ho and Fion Yu hope to make each customer’s day bright with their unique floral arrangements. - ContributedDianthus symbolizes love and happiness as well as creativity and beauty. It represents love, purity, modesty, virtue, and joyfulness, he says.

Out of everything they create, Ho says their most popular items are the preserved flower products. These include flowerpots, flowers in glass containers, or glass dome flowers. As for their candle line, Ho says they make all their candles from organic wax such as soy or palm. These candles come in a variety of styles.Alex Ho and Fion Yu hope these aromatic candles look almost good enough to eat. - ContributedTo learn the art, Ho says they attended classes in Hong Kong to learn how to create flower and candle products. They have since become certified trainers.

Another night, the couple was out having dinner with their children. They began chatting with the server, telling him they sold flower gift products. The server told Ho that his girlfriend's birthday was coming two days later. The server ended up picking two flower products for her birthday. He took pictures on her birthday for Ho, showing how much she loved the flowers.“A preserved flower is also called an eternal flower — a forever love, meaning it’s perfect for a birthday gift,” he says.

In the future, Ho says they will keep focusing on making preserved flowers and aroma candles. Because they are so new to the area and the business, they say they still need to work hard to draw more people's attention.

 

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