LA Florists & Flower Shop Owners - Behind-the-Scenes Insights

What are the parts of the job people don’t see? Hi everyone, I’m writing a story about a florist in LA. I’ve been doing research about the day-to-day, learning flower types, etc., but I am curious about more specifics. Can you please share relevant facts and feelings (big or small) about owning/working at a flower shop? I’d love to know things like: How long have you been at it? What is the hardest part of the job/being in the industry? Do you keep flowers at your house? Gift people flowers? Or is it primarily a work thing? What do holidays look like? Do you travel for events and how far? If you own a shop, how does this work? How does your job differ throughout the seasons? What is your sense of smell like? And more specific to my story: What would be/has been an absolute nightmare to deal with? Any words that you can think of pertaining to floristry? Any sensory details? If you’re in LA, are there any LA/SoCal floral culture specifics I might include? I know these are a lot of questions, but really I just want to learn about your experience. Gush or vent all you want :) Thanks so much in advance.