Petals - Persistence: How Nancy Lee Centered Floral and Personal Growth Inside Her Red Hook Shop

In 2016, a mentor from the New York Botanical Garden offered budding florist Nancy Lee an exciting opportunity: How about flying to California and helping out at the iconic Rose Parade? Lee had no idea what lay ahead. But why not, she mused. In the days leading up to the famous New Year’s Day event, Lee was then tasked with inspecting every single flower delivered for the 42 floats featured in the parade that year, some 18 million flowers in all. She had to know the float to which each flower was assigned and assess its condition before approving its...

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