Floral shop passes anniversary, focuses on new horizons
Corinne
Barclay takes things in steps. She began arranging dried flowers
out of her home, then she began showing her work at bazaars. She
opened her St. Helens flower shop, called Barclay's Flora on October
21, 1998. A little later she added a website for viewing some
of her floral creations and more recently added a digital camera
to help her clients envision how her work will look. Now, with
years of experience to show, she is expanding her services to
encompass larger plant sales for office/showroom environments,
and she is looking for larger space.
Corinne has lived in the area for eight years, following a ten-year
stint in Portland where she worked for P&G Plant Company,
a large plant maintenance firm. She was born in Roseburg, Oregon
and "migrated north, but not too far," she said. Her
husband, Brent Barclay, works at the Columbia River Public Utility
District, but is supportive of shop activities as time permits.
Corinne will provide fresh, dried, or silk flower arrangements
or small gifts, such as candles, soaps or bubble bath, for weddings,
funerals, or other occasions from her current location in the
heart of old town St. Helens. Even if she moves to larger quarters,
she hopes to keep her old town district location, but ultimately
wants to be more of an "On-line flower shop for guys who
are too embarrassed to come in. They can get on our Website and
order right through the computer," she said.
The least expensive items in the shop are for do-it-yourself flower
arrangers and component parts start at $3.50. Large customs wreaths
may run as high as $200.00, but most average no more than $150.00.
Corinne likes her custom flower work and prefers to operate more
like a decorator, with clients bringing in color schemes or desired
styles and letting her perform her magic. "I enjoy the large
Martha Stewart, garden-type weddings that are so popular now,"
and she keeps her eye on other area floral shops so that she is
not selling competing merchandise. "I don't want to compete
with the walk-in, FTD type florist. My work is more custom-designed,
and yet I try to provide quality things at competitive prices."
She will come to your home or office to advise you on your plant
or floral needs for a fee of $25.00 per hour, with a one hour
minimum. LCB
Barclay's Flora
Owner: Corinne Barclay
Address: 245 1st Street,
St. Helens, Oregon 97051
Telephone: 503/366-0414
Fax: 503/366-0414
E-mail: sales@barclaysflora.com
Website: www.barclaysflora.com
Hours: 9:30a - 5:30p , W - Sat.
Commercial Clients by Appt.
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