10-05-2025
Indoor market spot for Mold florist who shuns plastic
Following redundancy, Pauline Griffiths retrained in floristry at Northop College.
After more than a decade in the industry, she started her own business - Eco Blooms North Wales - from her back garden.
Over the next 12 months the 50-year-old progressed moving to a spot on the twice weekly market in Mold.
She has now set up with a permanent spot within Mold's indoor market.
One of the arrangements by Eco blooms North Wales in Mold.
Pauline's main focus with the business is very 'green', after becoming frustrated with all the single use plastics in the industry.
She said: "I offer bouquets, arrangements wedding and farewell flowers using recycled, reused and biodegradable packaging. I also where possible buy British-grown flowers.
"The plastic doesn't degrade, and I've discovered that in not using plastic, you don't haven't compromise on quality."
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Pauline did a lot of research, including speaking with other eco-friendly florists. This has resulted in the use of moss and agra wool, which is 100% biodegradable, instead of floral foam.
Summing up her first year of business, Pauline added: "It's been good, slow but steady.
"I'm getting a good reputation for long-lasting flowers and being creative with my arrangements.
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"People seem to like that I'm doing something a bit different, a bit green.
"The eco side of it lends itself to being more creative with the containers I display flower in.
"Customers are always bringing me things too, like tins and jam jars for displays."
Pauline offers 20% off to Blue Light Card holders (a Blue Light Card and ID must be shown on ordering), and says a website is on its way but for more details, visit Eco Blooms North Wales on Facebook.
