Flowers brighten up any room, but more than that, they have huge cultural significance and can mark the most important milestones from the beginning of a life up until the very end. Florist Woo Loh Wai Mui knows something about marking life’s memorable moments.
October marks the Peninsula Flower Shop’s 40th anniversary. Woo Loh’s daughter Sue-Lynn Woo-Hwa, the shop’s managing director, reflects on its romantic history. “My mum has owned the shop for 40 years, but the business actually started in 1963,” she says, explaining that her mother began her career as an apprentice at the florist, which was originally inside its namesake hotel. “For my mum’s 40th birthday, my dad bought the shop from its original owner, Mrs Talamo. On the day, he gave her a golden key: the key…
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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022