Rajinder Florist

Rajinder Florist has been operating out of 48 Market in Defence Colony for quite some time now. It’s a small space, but we make it work. Most mornings start with us unloading crates and checking which flowers survived the trip from the wholesale market. If the weather is too hot, some of them wilt fast, so we have to be quick with the water and the spray bottles. Being in Defence Colony means we see a lot of the same faces every week. Some people just want a single rose, while others need several buckets full for a dinner party at home. We don't really have a fancy system here. We just take the flowers, cut the thorns off, and arrange them how the customer wants. Sometimes the floor gets really slippery from all the water we use to keep things cool. The market here is always moving, and we are just one part of it. My family helps out when it gets busy, especially during the winter months when everyone seems to be getting married. We keep a lot of different ribbons and papers tucked away in the back drawers. It can get messy with all the scraps of wire and tape everywhere, but we tidy up before closing. It’s a straightforward business. We show up, we fix the flowers, and we wait for the next person to walk through the door at 48 Market. We are just local people doing our best with what we have.