From being sprawled semi-naked in the Daily Mail to chivvying her neighbours into buying their girlfriends’ Valentine bouquets, there is little that Keri Walker won’t do in the name of flowers. A force of nature in her native Wallingford, Oxfordshire, she is delighted to be joining the GFG.
I was a Saturday girl at a florist in Wallingford when I was 14! It’s all I’ve ever done and I love it.
We’ve had our shop for coming up to 10 years and it’s in a small industrial estate on the outskirts of town. The rates are much, much cheaper than in town and we have great parking which is a unique selling point. We’re also next to a service station so boys on a Friday night spot us and think ‘better get the missus some flowers!’
I’m delighted to be part of the GFG. The way I explain it to people is that it’s like being in the Good Pub Guide except for florists! They really seem to get that. It’s great to be recognised in the industry and we use the logo on our van and on the door.
We’re trying to go down the environmental route and are doing ‘naked bouquets’. It just means more flowers and less packaging and who doesn’t want better value? We did a naked calendar for a local charity and my nipples were covered with Anthurium! It was fine till it got into the Daily Mail and my mum nearly choked on her coffee!
