Fourteen Years,
and Still Amazed
A sea of flowers, the smiles of my family, and the quiet reminder of why I keep growing.
Fourteen years into growing flowers, I still find myself standing in my greenhouse, amazed by the sea of blooms before me.
Every year, around this time, I cannot help taking photographs. Our farmers grow our biggest batch of the year for November, one of the busiest flower seasons here in the Philippines. Yet, no matter how many times I have seen it, the sight never fails to make me smile.
What makes it even more meaningful is sharing it with my wife and children. Whenever I walk them through the greenhouse and see their excitement and happiness, something inside me quietly says, “All the hard work has been worth it.”
“All the hard work
has been worth it.”
Being a flower farmer is far from easy. Behind every bloom are days of patient care, worries, and hard work. But seeing joy on the faces of my loved ones and our customers reminds me why I keep doing this.
To grow flowers that bring happiness into someone’s life—to nourish the soul, even in a small way—is a mission worth returning to, season after season.
Fourteen years later, the flowers still amaze me. And the happiness they bring still makes me want to do it all again.