Our story
From a Sunday stall to a Happy Garden corner lot
How three zinc buckets at a morning market became a florist with a delivery van and an early start every day.
Since 2022
It started with three zinc buckets
Aina bought her first market flowers in 2022. She wrapped them in newspaper on a folding table. She sold out before ten. The weekend stall ran for two years, rain or shine. Regulars from that stall still come to the shop counter today.
The corner lot on Jalan Riang 9 came in 2024. We picked it for the morning light and the loading bay. The buckets moved in first, then the workbench. The dawn market runs went on as before, twice a week, before the city wakes.
The name is our buying checklist. Before we buy a stem, we bend it gently to test its strength. We look closely at one petal for freshness. If either test fails, the whole bucket stays at the market.
Three habits we never skip
They cost us sleep and money. But that is why the flowers last longer.
Dawn at the wholesale market
We pick stems ourselves before 5am, twice a week. Buying in person means we can reject tired buckets. This keeps our list true to what is really in season.
Every stem prepared
Before flowers reach the shelf, we trim each stem at an angle. We strip off the low leaves. Then we rest the stems in clean water for a morning. It is simple work, but it adds days to a bouquet's life.
Wrapped simply
Kraft paper, one ribbon and a handwritten care card. We spend the money on better stems. Not on cellophane you throw away at the door.
Come and smell the shop
We are the corner lot with buckets on the pavement. We open at 9am, Monday to Saturday. On Sundays we close at 2pm and sleep early for the market.