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Fabulous at 50 !
May 17, 2013 by Christine, posted in Events & Occasions
Turning 50 in life can be exciting and traumatic at the same time. Your body starts to do things you never thought could happen to you and your body can’t do things you thought you’d be able to do forever !! While turning the big 5-0 for me was exciting and really didn’t take too much work the thought of a business turning 50 takes a tremendous amount of work. Very few business make it to that amazing milestone and I am so proud to be able to along with my family carry on what our fabulous father and mother started 50 years ago. I know for a fact that unlike my turning 50, Westmount Florist turning 50 took a whole lot of hard work every single year.
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Our Team
George Pickrell, the founder of Westmount Florist in Montreal had always dreamed of his 4 children working along side him in the industry he loved so much. His dream came true as Peter, David, Stephen, Christine and their cousin Danny began working side by side with their mentor. The 5 of them have a total of over 150 years experience in the floral industry.
The Pickrells believe and respect the importance and strength of family. It is with this philosophy that they believe each member of their incredible team is like family. We know that the success of Westmount Florist is in its people...our people, our team, our family.
Many members of our team have been in the floral industry for years! Some have even owned and operated their own shops in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. They have brought their knowledge, experience and creativity to our Westmount Florist team and have added their personal touches to make us a truly versatile shop. Westmount Florist has a diverse team of designers, reigning from all over the world. Each one has a different style and method of design based on their ethnicities. Sri Lanka, India, Japan and of course, Quebec are just a few places where our team members pull their inspiration from.
With over 30 members on the team, each one takes pride in being the best in the industry and has a genuine passion for their job. Whether designing a bouquet of fresh cut flowers, planning your wedding flowers, creating a hand tied bouquet or simply repotting your Phalaenopsis orchid, you will see the pride they take in satisfying you, our valued customer.
The Team
Peter
Hometown: Toronto, OntarioFavourite flower: Tulip
Favourite Montreal hangout: McGill Stadium - CFL, Morgan Arboretum
Favourite holiday in the store: Easter, because spring is in the air, it's an easy holiday and there's always chocolate in the shop.
Christine
Hometown: MontrealFavourite flower: Ranunculus
Favourite Montreal hangout: Jackson and Ryan's house!
Favourite holiday in the store: Rosh Hashanah, the variety of flowers is incredible and we can be so creative with our clients.
David
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Amaryllis
Favourite Montreal hangout: MAA
Favourite holiday in the store: Valentine's day, because the store is full of lovers.
Steve
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Tulip
Favourite Montreal hangout: The Bell Center
Favourite holiday in the store: Mother's day/week, because it's a sign the warm weather is on it's way!
Danny
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Gerbera
Favourite Montreal hangout: Any hockey arena.
Favourite holiday in the store: Valentines day! I love the rush!
Ashley
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Garden Rose
Favourite Montreal hangout: Buvette Chez Simone
Favourite holiday in the store: Mother's day. I love having all the spring and summer flowers in the store.
Bob
Favourite flower: Gerbera
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Club de Montreal
Favourite Holiday in the store: Mother's day...no snow!
Brenda
Hometown: Moncton, New Brunswick
Favourite flower: Amaryllis
Favourite Montreal hangout: ---
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, it is a relaxed holiday!
Brent
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Lilies
Favourite Montreal hangout: St. Laurent Street
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, because the whole family is in town.
Clea
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Peony
Years at Westmount Florist: 8-9 years
Favourite Montreal hangout: I'm not telling...
Favourite holiday in the store: Easter, because I love spring flowers.
Dauno
Hometown: Ribeira Grande, Portugal
Favourite flower: Dark green cymbidium
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Sky pub, latino night
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, because it's fun and I just LOVE it!
Don
Favourite flower: Rose
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Pjs
Favourite holiday in the store: Valentine's.
Elaine
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Rose
Favourite Montreal hangout: My cozy little apartment
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, because I love preparing all the poinsettias.
Jacob
Hometown: MontrealFavourite flower: Lisianthus
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Museum of Fine Arts
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, because it was my first holiday at Westmount Florist.
Lauren
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Peonies and sweet peas
Favourite Montreal hangout: Anywhere that serves coffee
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas or easter, beautiful seasonal flowers fill the store...it's lovely.
Linda
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Tulip
Favourite Montreal hangout: Morgan Arboretum
Favourite holiday in the store: Valentine's day and mother's day, I love the spring flowers, they smell divine.
Marie
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Tulip
Favourite Montreal hangout: Morgan Arboretum
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas. I get to catch up with customers who don't make it into the store during the year!
Myrianne
Hometown: Montreal
Favourite flower: Depends on the season. Tulips, callas, peonies.
Favourite Montreal hangout: Le Plateau, Jean Talon market & any Terrasse.
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas.
Orysia
Favourite flower: Lime cymbidium orchid
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Jean Talon & Atwater market
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas
Richard
Favourite flower: Calla
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Magnan's Tavern
Favourite holiday in the store: Mother's day...nice weather!
Sandy
Hometown: Chambly, Quebec
Favourite flower: Anemone
Favourite Montreal hangout: Mary's bar and grill!
Favourite holiday in the store: Christmas, it's spread out and we receive lots of nice merchandise.
Yoshi
Favourite flower: Cattleya orchid
Favourite Montreal Hangout: Ginger
Favourite holiday in the store: Rosh - love the cool weather!
Rian
Hometown: Montreal, QcFavourite flower: Peony and Lisianthus
Favourite Montreal hangout: Mount Royal and Finegan's Irish pub
Favourite holiday in the store: Passover and Easter!
