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EVANGELINE’S FLOWER HUT
and the recipient doesn’t have to make space for another permanent item. “It just brings life,” she said. “It speaks of human life even. You’re blooming, you’re fresh and then you fade.” “There’s something that we really connect to in flowers, and they bring their beauty and joy and all their diversity,” she added. “It’s so amazing that they can bring joy and comfort.” For Loewen, who said she’s always been creative and fascinated by flowers, owning Evangeline’s has proven to be fulfilling job. And it’s a dream come true for a woman who still recalls being a little girl riding in her dad’s semi and asking him to pull over so she could pick a flower she saw in a roadside ditch. “To me, I always thought it was a privilege to be able to express my creative ability through this,” she said. “How many people are creative but sit somewhere behind a computer and are never able to express it? They have to do all these hobbies at home.” She admits that not every aspect of working in a flower shop is the way people would picture it. Some staff over the years have been shocked to find out that creating beautiful arrangements is only part of the job, while the decidedly not creative roles of cleaning and bucket washing are also essential. But Loewen would have it no other way and said coming to work remains the highlight of her day. “I think the combination of the interaction with people and the expression of creativity… it is an awesome thing,” she said. Evangeline’s Flower Hut offers floral designs for any occasion and people can book a consult through their website or by coming into the store at their Main Street location in Steinbach. A tagline on their website sums up their message. “Our passion is to make unique creations,” she said. “Let us help you bring joy to the people you care about.” For all your flower needs, stop in at 261 Main St Steinbach or visit evangelinesflowerhut.com
“We can help to imagine, create and design,” she said. “But the customer still brings their vision and dreams to the table. We bring it to life.” Like many creative people, staff at Evangeline’s can visualize the end result before even beginning the work. “We see it before it happens,” she said. There are trends that come and go in flower arranging. Loewen said for a while eucalyptus was big. Greenery has changed colouring over the years, and the new trend is for minimal greens, as many want to focus on flowers and fillers. As seasons change, different flowers become the style, and many found at Evangeline’s are produced locally as well. Loewen said she’s not alone in her reaction to the beauty of flowers nor the wonderment that they can suit so many occasions. “I think it’s something that God has made that will never clutter a place,” she said. Unlike so many other gifts, flowers are a beautiful way to show love,
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